Van Riebeek Surf Forecast

/ Cape Town (69 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (33.70° S 18.44° E)

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Van Riebeek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 03 Jul 2025 SAST

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Van Riebeek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Van Riebeek sea temperature is 15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Van Riebeek today?

The current surf forecast for Van Riebeek at 3PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (03 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s

Table - waves today at Van Riebeek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly 12 Days

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	Thursday 03					Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	3	3	3	3	4	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	11	12	12	12	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	15	15	15	15
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2510	2989	2886	2684	2497	2312	2178	1804	1562	1201	1867	2820	3683	3710	4093	8282	8316	7377	6798	6001	5682	11722	5115	5074	5405	4714	4201	4071	3606	3207	3299	2982	3026	2859	3113	3383	3434	3143	2665	2283	1963	1768	1406	1178	1078	1205	1570	2678	3335	3719	3379	2955	2641	2733	3612	4842	5308	5438	5441	5894
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW	S	WSW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	NNE	NNE	NW	WSW	WSW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	on	on	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glass	glass	off	glass	on	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	9:15AM 1.01				9:36PM 1.16				10:26AM 1.00				10:40PM 1.14					11:37AM 1.02				11:43PM 1.15				12:36PM 1.08				12:39AM 1.19				1:24PM 1.15				1:27AM 1.25					2:06PM 1.22				2:10AM 1.31				2:45PM 1.30				2:49AM 1.36				3:21PM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)			3:06PM 0.56				4:20AM 0.52				4:17PM 0.60					5:27AM 0.50				5:32PM 0.60				6:25AM 0.45				6:35PM 0.55				7:14AM 0.39				7:26PM 0.49				7:56AM 0.32					8:09PM 0.42				8:34AM 0.25				8:48PM 0.36				9:09AM 0.19

	Thursday 03					Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-

Rain (mm)	18	5	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	6	10	6	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Temp. °C	12	14	15	14	14	13	13	11	14	14	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	12	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	15	17	16	16
Feels °C (?)	8	11	11	12	11	10	9	5	7	6	4	7	14	12	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	9	7	8	7	8	8	9	11	10	12	11	11	12	11	12	10	9	8	8	10	10	11	12	12	10	9	9	10	14	15	14	12	12	10	10	11	12	10	11

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