Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 09 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 11PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (09 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141413131313131313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8231055126220272004197717851451128010831387128512661360122811031006944773833736614722637
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
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)
8:07PM
0.97
8:36AM
0.95
10:20PM
0.98
10:47AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
0.70
3:22PM
0.63
4:48AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:05-------7:05--
Sunset6:30-------6:29-------6:28-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242526252423232019191919191918191919191818181818
Feels °C (?)232426242221211818191918191817181716161515161515
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