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Van Riebeek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 10 May 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.1° C
(Which is 4.1°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 10PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Van Riebeek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sun 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 7318 | 5840 | 5196 | 4987 | 3922 | 3925 | 2102 | 1699 | 1750 | 1599 | 1297 | 1068 | 824 | 713 | 1047 | 1551 | 1769 | 1769 | 1769 | 1674 | 1775 | 1902 | 2078 | 2887 | 3180 | 3499 | 3459 | 3372 | 3234 | 3104 | 2725 | 2276 | 2036 | 2002 | 1659 | 1609 | 1426 | 1187 | 677 | 666 | 589 | 809 | 734 | 667 | 646 | 635 | 635 | 561 | 505 | 497 | 411 | 366 | 288 | 640 | 1309 | 2024 | 1848 | 3570 | 4271 | 4082 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | off | glass | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:14PM 1.33 | 2:17AM 1.44 | 2:44PM 1.37 | 2:47AM 1.45 | 3:14PM 1.38 | 3:18AM 1.44 | 3:44PM 1.38 | 3:49AM 1.41 | 4:16PM 1.35 | 4:21AM 1.37 | 4:50PM 1.31 | 4:55AM 1.31 | 5:28PM 1.26 | 5:33AM 1.24 | 6:13PM 1.21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:14PM 0.30 | 8:38AM 0.16 | 8:44PM 0.28 | 9:06AM 0.15 | 9:14PM 0.27 | 9:35AM 0.16 | 9:45PM 0.28 | 10:05AM 0.19 | 10:16PM 0.32 | 10:36AM 0.23 | 10:49PM 0.37 | 11:10AM 0.28 | 11:27PM 0.42 | 11:50AM 0.34 | 12:13AM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sun 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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