Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 18 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
15.7° C
(Which is 4.3°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 6PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (18 Feb)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212141313131212121212111111111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180418742053976105380910218125709611027905723773689614494425357268198194140116
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
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
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
1.54
4:23AM
1.67
4:37PM
1.53
4:55AM
1.67
5:11PM
1.49
5:28AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
0.07
10:10PM
0.01
10:35AM
0.04
10:40PM
0.03
11:09AM
0.05
11:13PM
0.08
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:24-------6:24
Sunset--7:36-------7:35-------7:34-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202021202020202020202020202019192121202221212120
Feels °C (?)201819171616161515151413141515161815131516171817
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