Underwater Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 13 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Underwater Point today?

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 2AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
6
8
9
8
7
6
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131616141414131413131616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75877890511271092107710942550264726982946339939195469545654561064710013882076266477552847474100
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:07-------7:09--
Sunset6:24-------6:23-------6:22-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C191919191919192020191818181717171717171716161616
Feels °C (?)181918182018171716161412121213131313131413131414
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