Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.9° 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 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)11111212121212121111111111101010101091010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5536006992306234126803046286920701131821634441294320250333544490168164216235268
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
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
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
1.14
1:27AM
1.11
1:29PM
1.21
2:07AM
1.20
2:09PM
1.29
2:42AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
0.44
7:29AM
0.52
7:58PM
0.35
8:11AM
0.43
8:33PM
0.27
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset---8:00-------8:00-------8:00----
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C222222201918181717171818181818181818181818181818
Feels °C (?)2018181514111098899101112141312121313141516
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