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Van Riebeek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 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
14.6° C
 (Which is 5.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Van Riebeek today?

The current surf forecast for Van Riebeek at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)--
Afternoon (04 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
SSW
1
SW
1.4
S
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1112121111111111111171161212111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)209190190174198191187194194194181220156205298273268263263263263332326319
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
W
20
SW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
W
5
NW
20
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.47
5:23AM
1.59
5:37PM
1.39
5:55AM
1.50
6:10PM
1.29
6:27AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
0.09
11:39AM
0.15
11:40PM
0.18
12:12PM
0.24
12:09AM
0.29
12:44PM
0.34
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset7:49-------7:47-------7:46-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282525242322232424212120202124252421202019202121
Feels °C (?)272527262523222322192020202124232220212221222018
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