Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 12 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111111014141313131313131616141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)800736650563488338338293254216212293758852905112710181094102825502647225323922721
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-7:05-------7:07-------7:07------
Sunset----6:27-------6:24-------6:23---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C191919191919181818171718191919191818192020201918
Feels °C (?)191919181818171717161618191919191817171716161715
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