Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
13.4° C
(Which is 6.3°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 1AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
2
4
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
S
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121414131312121212121188111111813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163213191053809865825799721804821649773634555494383315397339198140112100114
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
1.54
4:23AM
1.67
4:37PM
1.53
4:54AM
1.67
5:11PM
1.49
5:28AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
0.02
10:35AM
0.04
10:40PM
0.03
11:08AM
0.05
11:12PM
0.08
11:44AM
0.10
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:26--
Sunset7:35-------7:34-------7:32-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020201920232423202020192025272725232120212624
Feels °C (?)202120201920222120161920192025252626232120222722
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