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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
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 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Underwater Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 8 | W 10 | |
437 | 474 | 434 | 484 | 503 | 759 | 1044 | 1410 | 2133 | 2136 | 1924 | 1693 | 1435 | 1435 | 1265 | 1111 | 551 | 459 | 845 | 680 | 590 | 2182 | 2110 | 2562 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.12m | 6:50AM1.07m | 7:48PM1.08m | 8:03AM1.01m | 9:09PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.43m | 00:44AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.50m | 1:57AM0.62m | 2:22PM0.54m | 3:33AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | SE 12 | WSW 13 |
1186 | 1163 | 940 | 846 | 1192 | 1028 | 1073 | 1073 | 2133 | 2136 | 1924 | 1693 | 1435 | 1435 | 1265 | 1111 | 572 | 454 | 845 | 680 | 590 | 285 | 200 | 581 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | WSW 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 |
437 | 474 | 434 | 484 | 476 | 759 | 1044 | 1410 | 980 | 546 | 104 | 169 | 796 | 680 | 519 | 546 | 551 | 451 | 473 | 423 | 324 | 272 | — | 197 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 8 | S 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 12 | — | — | NW 11 | — | — |
44 | 100 | 92 | 121 | 503 | 447 | 461 | 378 | 62 | 115 | 175 | 239 | 158 | 142 | 214 | 127 | 466 | 459 | 23 | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | W 13 | WSW 8 | W 10 |
— | — | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 811 | 736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 49 | 207 | 2182 | 2110 | 2562 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 58 | 49 | 49 | 91 | 378 | 456 |
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