Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 SAST
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Tweede Steen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tweede Steen sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tweede Steen today?

The current surf forecast for Tweede Steen at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (20 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Tweede Steen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
125
121
82
79
71
114
111
138
120
116
134
183
258
255
304
322
432
427
406
695
676
648
577
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
S
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
0
SE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:11PM1.39m
6:32AM1.30m
7:13PM1.32m
7:39AM1.18m
8:23PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.18m
00:25AM0.31m
12:48PM0.29m
1:34AM0.40m
1:52PM0.39m
2:55AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:49
5:49
Temp °C
18
20
20
18
18
18
17
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
17
20
20
18
19
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
134
124
78
58
47
35
38
36
138
120
116
114
110
101
121
41
322
432
90
85
695
676
648
577
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
180
125
121
82
79
68
114
111
36
34
34
24
22
258
255
304
46
115
427
406
64
48
35
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
10
38
39
55
74
71
46
45
12
43
98
134
183
23
29
119
115
115
99
117
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
16
0
0
0
7
0
32
32
32
7
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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