Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 4PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
8
9
8
6
6
5
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313161614141413141313161616151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10921077109425502549251829463399391956215688577411043100138820762662925359474741003312280224562013
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
W
30
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-7:07-------7:07-------7:09------
Sunset----6:23-------6:22-------6:22---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C191919202019181818171717171717171616161617171716
Feels °C (?)191817171616131111121213131314141213151313131312
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