Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111010181616151514141313131313121716151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30323322919115115524631464378875773651849548848048059179913391519163225932925
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
50
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
1.41
2:01AM
1.32
2:03PM
1.43
2:31AM
1.36
2:34PM
1.45
3:01AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
0.20
8:01AM
0.31
8:25PM
0.17
8:32AM
0.28
8:53PM
0.15
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise-------5:31-------5:31-------5:30
Sunset--7:29-------7:30-------7:30-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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. °C191818191716161717171818171717161818181717171616
Feels °C (?)12981099911101012121010119111111991099
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