Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 22 Feb 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
15.9° C
(Which is 4.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 8PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)151414131313121212121212121414131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142226232362382364403390384414319309309597639651560543466398324236232232
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
W
20
W
10
SW
5
S
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
1.30
6:48AM
1.40
7:19PM
1.17
7:45AM
1.26
8:34PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
0.19
12:27AM
0.28
1:11PM
0.32
1:17AM
0.42
2:17PM
0.45
2:35AM
0.55
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--7:31-------7:30-------7:29-----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202120192019191919202020201919192021212120191919
Feels °C (?)191919202219202020201921211919181817181918171717
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