Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 May 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
17.9° 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 3AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
8
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
8
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5.5
W
11
7
W
11
7
W
12
6.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1924
1693
1578
1435
1265
1111
551
459
845
680
599
581
840
2682
2516
2272
4480
6118
7147
6769
8012
12881
14357
13004
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
E
10
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
55
N
45
NW
35
W
30
W
45
WSW
65
W
55
W
55
W
50
WNW
55
NW
80
NNW
90
NW
60
WNW
50
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:48PM1.08m
8:03AM1.01m
9:09PM1.09m
9:35AM1.01m
10:24PM1.16m
10:55AM1.07m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.62m
2:22PM0.54m
3:33AM0.61m
3:46PM0.53m
4:54AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:57
5:55
5:55
12
8
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
5
14
6
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
13
13
15
12
14
14
13
15
15
15
16
17
17
12
13
14
15
15
12
11
9
9
8
6
5
6
8
3
0
2
2
4
4
0
0
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
8
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
1924
1693
1578
1435
1265
1111
563
600
845
680
599
581
840
197
190
127
123
77
43
42
19
18
27
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.2
SE
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1.4
SW
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
667
678
649
680
527
444
551
454
451
380
324
277
623
171
19
21
21
30
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SSE
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
NNW
7
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
104
169
229
142
217
168
466
459
110
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
NNW
3
1.1
NW
4
1.6
NW
5
2.2
NNW
6
2.4
WNW
7
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
8
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5.5
W
11
7
W
11
7
W
12
6.5
W
13
Energy kJ
115
10
47
134
352
545
2682
2516
2272
4480
6118
7147
6769
8012
12881
14357
13004
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
13
13
0
0
2
2
34
58
399
49
91
58
30
24
456
456
997
456
456
456
359
1048
1011
999
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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