Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 9PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313121212121112121214141313131313889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4591395431832528220719422135185218182037173322682377223345223717265526172452151815415255971083
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
20
N
30
N
40
N
30
NW
25
W
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
1.53
2:50AM
1.71
3:17PM
1.57
3:28AM
1.73
3:56PM
1.57
4:08AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
-0.00
8:40PM
0.07
9:10AM
-0.07
9:18PM
0.04
9:48AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:22-------6:20-------6:19-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------714331211---12122
Temp. °C171717171716161514141517171616161716171617161717
Feels °C (?)171413131412107910111111121111118889898
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