Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 03 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
19.4° 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: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
5
6
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111111111110101010111215161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1659151813871188895805736603603426439396389375288216225940186726926670104061118510818
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
1.60
4:07PM
1.47
4:14AM
1.55
4:34PM
1.42
4:42AM
1.47
5:02PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
0.12
10:03AM
0.06
10:08PM
0.15
10:30AM
0.11
10:35PM
0.21
10:56AM
0.19
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise---6:58-------7:00-------7:01----
Sunset------6:38-------6:37-------6:36-
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-52-2-------------------
Temp. °C201818181919201919191818191919191918181818181818
Feels °C (?)211919192020201919191717181516181914141415141412
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