Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 09 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 09). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111111111111111151515141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)918816802680669658532443435435379329335288246137209209203179215295246290
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
45
SE
50
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
1.28
6:31PM
1.12
6:43AM
1.15
7:10PM
1.01
7:29AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
0.38
12:25PM
0.41
12:25AM
0.49
12:59PM
0.53
1:01AM
0.61
2:00PM
0.64
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise---6:39-------6:39-------6:41----
Sunset------7:13-------7:10-------7:09-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717182124232320191919232524272626262729282627
Feels °C (?)111112141618171513121314192121242324252629272727
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