Tweede Steen surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
2
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
258
208
361
2432
3378
3622
3257
2725
2067
1874
1697
1706
1760
2180
2233
2157
2019
1708
1615
1459
1221
1027
919
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:17AM1.50m
2:43PM1.41m
2:47AM1.51m
3:12PM1.42m
3:17AM1.49m
3:42PM1.41m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.12m
8:44PM0.22m
9:07AM0.11m
9:14PM0.22m
9:35AM0.12m
9:44PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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6:07
6:06
6:05
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
17
11
10
10
12
15
14
12
14
13
10
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
2
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
Energy kJ
314
258
191
361
2432
3378
3622
3257
2725
2067
1874
1697
1706
1760
2180
2233
2157
2019
1708
1615
1459
1221
1027
919
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
0.2
S
15
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
Energy kJ
195
166
208
137
49
25
13
49
31
12
2
4
4
4
9
17
89
125
154
151
156
149
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
Energy kJ
85
150
147
146
9
9
41
37
72
127
124
258
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
NNW
4
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
0.7
N
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.8
N
4
1.3
NNW
5
Energy kJ
28
31
50
31
11
36
53
19
43
47
51
54
25
97
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
2
0
42
3
9
3
7
0
0
35
194
194
276
276
160
160
82
82
178
194
160
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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