Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
19.3° 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 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
2
3
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)10101313121212121010101111119914141015109914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5894891021647480325294247192154148121140163123118123167241269287299260466
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
1.30
1:45AM
1.45
2:05PM
1.39
2:19AM
1.55
2:38PM
1.45
2:50AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.25
8:04AM
0.18
8:10PM
0.17
8:38AM
0.10
8:42PM
0.13
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58
Sunset--6:45-------6:44-------6:43-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919191818181717181818181817171819191919202019
Feels °C (?)171716161414141414141312121414151819181920191918
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