Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 25 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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tweede Steen today?

The current surf forecast for Tweede Steen at 2AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
!
!
!
!
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5
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2591
2265
2146
1891
1631
1481
1299
1201
1237
1016
1969
1859
2288
1944
6730
7400
7146
6262
5562
5220
5596
6051
6206
6419
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
0
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NW
10
W
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
11:43PM1.30m
12:24PM1.16m
00:30AM1.33m
1:07PM1.22m
1:10AM1.35m
1:45PM1.27m
Low Tide
5:28PM0.47m
6:20AM0.35m
6:22PM0.44m
7:02AM0.29m
7:06PM0.40m
7:38AM0.25m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:46
5:46
5:46
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
15
16
15
15
16
14
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
Energy kJ
2591
2265
2146
1891
1631
1481
1299
1201
1237
1016
1969
1859
2288
1944
6730
7400
7146
6262
5562
5220
5596
6051
6206
6419
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
17
1.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
10
10
133
211
509
815
1777
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
5
5
Distance (km)
32
9
0
5
0
0
0
32
37
0
0
0
0
0
32
32
32
32
3
0
7
7
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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