Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 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 1.4°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 10PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
7
7
7
7
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Period(s) (?)101111121214141414141313131313121212131315151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)490462326152595662028499827476116994599551404445371834523452404342934372482263999838110541164311624
Wind
(km/h)
60
W
55
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
1.53
4:50AM
1.60
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
6:10PM
1.33
6:30AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.19
12:17AM
0.34
12:51PM
0.34
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:13-------7:13--
Sunset6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1111111--111--14--------
Temp. °C161514151516161617161616161616161717171617161616
Feels °C (?)33245899910910101111121111111010899
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