Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 SAST
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Underwater Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Underwater Point sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 8PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Underwater Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.3
SW
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313121313141313131313131313121211111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7506683755494865420638931643191223232338144012289571021724852726649650638617553687650
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.26
5:39AM
1.26
6:04PM
1.15
6:13AM
1.14
6:48PM
1.05
6:59AM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.28
11:30PM
0.39
11:52AM
0.38
12:01AM
0.50
12:29PM
0.49
12:43AM
0.61
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03
Sunset--6:35-------6:32-------6:31-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818171716161516181818181718192222201919181818
Feels °C (?)1413131211910911121110121215172120191818171717
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