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Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
18.3° 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 6PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Underwater Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
503 | 553 | 576 | 1084 | 2238 | 2877 | 3115 | 2052 | 1244 | 1215 | 1081 | 1046 | 1029 | 1048 | 1075 | 1075 | 1086 | 1253 | 1340 | 231 | 273 | 257 | 240 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.16m | 00:31AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | 1:11AM1.42m | 1:39PM1.31m | 1:46AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.40m | 6:59AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:37AM0.21m | 7:39PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | |
— | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 12 | E 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
43 | 76 | 74 | 93 | 229 | 6 | 2 | 2052 | 1244 | 1087 | 1081 | 1046 | 1029 | 1048 | 1075 | 1075 | 1086 | 1253 | 1340 | 1641 | 1294 | 1231 | 1677 | 1376 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NW 12 | W 12 | — | S 10 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
76 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | — | 1058 | 1069 | 1215 | 1026 | 743 | 572 | 458 | 385 | 370 | 322 | 298 | 260 | 231 | 273 | 257 | 240 | 213 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | NW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 36 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 76 | 130 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 |
503 | 553 | 576 | 1084 | 2238 | 2877 | 3115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 41 | 66 | — | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 336 | 336 | 188 | 937 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 27 | 1591 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 86 | 37 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
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