Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 11 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than 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: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111111111111111014141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)122811031086944913884869736711563488377338293254216212293747790919105010181077
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
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
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
0.57
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07
Sunset--6:28-------6:27-------6:24-----
part cloud
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. °C181919191918181818191918181717171717181819191818
Feels °C (?)161717171716161717181817171616151516181819191817
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