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Sunset surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 May 2024 SAST
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Sunset surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset sea temperature is 16.2°C (Statistics for 18 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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Sunset surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset sea temperature is 16.2°C (Statistics for 18 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 16.3 °C)

How big are the waves at Sunset today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset at 9AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (18 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

Hourly12 Days
Cape Town Surf
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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 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)
5
5
5
5
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
8
7
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
8
8
9
10
9
8
6
4
3
2
2
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
2
WSW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111118181817171818171717161616161514141414151515151514141313131212121211141414141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2302153612801026653512439356286286275514964141523514047900611668133571320412750100097916715365904965494864147644940211076104879601908280047046598635212726226816521332103678478093420252554263325602450215718861733147413461346159920031435
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
0
ESE
5
NW
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
1.11
12:32AM
1.29
1:03PM
1.19
1:07AM
1.35
1:37PM
1.26
1:40AM
1.41
2:10PM
1.32
2:14AM
1.45
2:43PM
1.36
2:47AM
1.47
3:17PM
1.39
3:22AM
1.47
3:52PM
1.39
3:58AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
0.43
6:23PM
0.47
7:01AM
0.35
7:01PM
0.41
7:33AM
0.27
7:35PM
0.36
8:04AM
0.20
8:09PM
0.31
8:35AM
0.16
8:42PM
0.28
9:07AM
0.14
9:16PM
0.26
9:41AM
0.13
9:51PM
0.27
10:16AM
0.15
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise-7:33-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:39--
Sunset----5:51-------5:50-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47-------5:47-------5:46-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616171717171616161617171616161515161817161616161617181718171717161515151515151514141515151515151516171817171616171717
Feels °C (?)15161618161718171615141515141313111112141312121111111113151615151512988877766878899911131413141314151514

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