Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 6AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121514141413131313131312121212910111313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)399339427528499534701618552552473411386324319555626546209250205603586248524221
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
50
SE
60
SE
60
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
1.06
9:42AM
1.08
10:33PM
1.04
11:23AM
1.15
11:57PM
1.11
12:23PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04AM
0.54
4:21PM
0.57
4:58AM
0.52
5:54PM
0.48
6:07AM
0.44
6:48PM
0.36
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:03----
Sunset------6:58-------6:59-------7:00-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C161716161515151415151415141414141514141413131313
Feels °C (?)131414131111109111010121099898653311
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Underwater Point (calm at Meadowridge wx 35 km from Underwater Point). 1.2m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 1.0m 11s groundswell from the WSW and a 0.7m 4s local chop from the W. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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16.3
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