Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 10 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 1.0°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 8PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131312121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165714511280118212991387136713601319119111731025913884800723711563534422382332287187
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
0.95
10:20PM
0.98
10:47AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
0.63
4:48AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07
Sunset--6:29-------6:28-------6:27-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019191919191918191919191918191918191818181717
Feels °C (?)191918201918181816171717171816181817171716171515
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