Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 15 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 12AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616151514141414131313121212121212121214141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11568106389173794765715359459139543183252822071942189018521706187117631794165214473614306024511915
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
20
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
15
WNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossoncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:09-------7:11--
Sunset6:22-------6:22-------6:20-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------8912321--
Temp. °C181717171716161717171716161517141314151616161717
Feels °C (?)141414151514151513131412109101288101312121210
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