Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
16.1° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 11PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121211111111111313131313131313131514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)933905723773689561494383278268198142140116116116116114114114113111142226
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
25
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
1.53
4:55AM
1.67
5:11PM
1.49
5:28AM
1.62
5:48PM
1.41
6:05AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.03
11:09AM
0.05
11:13PM
0.08
11:44AM
0.10
11:47PM
0.16
12:24PM
0.19
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:26--
Sunset7:35-------7:34-------7:32-------
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. °C202020202019212121212020202022232324232220192021
Feels °C (?)151414141615171413141416161720211920212320182022
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