Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
19.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 9PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111112121211121212111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7137567017016505535536007651991297730633085270821031242806615389333272267320183
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
45
S
40
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
1.03
12:39PM
1.14
1:27AM
1.11
1:29PM
1.21
2:07AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.51
6:36AM
0.60
7:17PM
0.44
7:29AM
0.52
7:58PM
0.35
8:11AM
0.43
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:48-------5:50--
Sunset-8:00-------8:00-------8:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C202019202020212222211818171717171818181818181919
Feels °C (?)1717161920191918191810118888109101113141514
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