Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 07 Mar 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
19.8° 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 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111121212121212121212121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3308268623752360208117511562138412771022878816722680669585532443435435379379335288
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
50
SE
55
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.34
5:43AM
1.40
6:00PM
1.24
6:11AM
1.28
6:31PM
1.12
6:43AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.27
11:57AM
0.29
11:57PM
0.38
12:25PM
0.41
12:25AM
0.49
12:59PM
0.53
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset7:15-------7:14-------7:13-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
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. °C171716161615182221201818171721252323212020202525
Feels °C (?)987766111512111111111216191616141415162221
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