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Van Riebeek Surf Forecast
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Van Riebeek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Van Riebeek today?
The current surf forecast for Van Riebeek at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Van Riebeek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1923 | 2114 | 2390 | 3018 | 5172 | 6481 | 7871 | 7502 | 5895 | 4870 | 4050 | 3842 | 3363 | 3350 | 3295 | 3308 | 3066 | 2696 | 2451 | 2136 | 1854 | 1638 | 1395 | 1151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:47AM 1.03 | 10:34PM 1.07 | 11:41AM 1.10 | 12:10AM 1.14 | 12:47PM 1.23 | 1:07AM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:11PM 0.60 | 5:18AM 0.51 | 6:04PM 0.51 | 6:33AM 0.41 | 7:05PM 0.38 | 7:20AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Cross-off winds at Van Riebeek are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (light winds from the NW at Thornton wx 26 km from Van Riebeek). 2.0m 11s groundswell from the WSW with a 1.6m 5s windswell from the NW and a 1.1m 15s groundswell from the WSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
26 km away, 54 min ago
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