Underwater Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Underwater Point sea temperature is

16.4°C

Underwater Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Underwater Point today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 5AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon night).
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	W 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	533	523	382	314	286	281	245	334	204	177	148	138	101	81	65	81	87	328	380	368	331	319	297	249
Wind (km/h)	W	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:42AM1.40m				1:52PM1.58m					2:18AM1.48m				2:26PM1.65m				2:54AM1.54m				3:03PM1.68m
Low Tide			7:43AM0.20m					8:12PM0.05m				8:18AM0.12m				8:46PM-0.02m				8:54AM0.08m				9:22PM-0.05m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	9	8	10	11	10	10	9	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	533	523	382	314	286	281	245	334	204	177	148	138	101	81	65	81	65	328	380	368	331	319	297	249
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	WSW 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 13	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 11	W 13	SW 16	SW 16	NW 11	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 10	SW 10
kJ	40	38	69	68	68	64	66	54	46	46	48	42	42	29	29	61	87	10	10	5	9	9	10	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 8	WSW 11	W 13	W 11	SE 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	42	42	21	36	59	59	59	3	49	49	49	72	64	40	40	18	39	3	2	6	6	6	9	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSE 9	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	3	70	14	23	25	21	26	35	61	85	119	124	87	92	99	105	80	106	145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Platboom Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Underwater Point Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Queens Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Queens Cape Town	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Saint Leu Réunion	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Gansbaai Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	1	2	1
Distance (km)	2	3	0	0	27	27	28	33	32	33	33	336	453	399	61	48	37	48	33	596	3883	1241	84	37
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2								1	2	2	1					2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1		1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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