Surf Forecast Surf Report

Cape Vidal surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 31 Mar 2025 SAST
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Cape Vidal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Vidal sea temperature is
27.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cape Vidal today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Vidal at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tue
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.4
SSW
0.9
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
SSE
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)8888881881616161515151515151414141381313131313131313131212121212127778888881619181817171716161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1571531241241271341201111731713572011911882422422422392362232823379867497949051003124512881144108781259851141834727429531131132026620733437339642414321420160315491479142712091042962827688498485
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
SW
35
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
NW
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
W
15
E
15
E
5
NNE
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassononglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
2.16
5:20AM
2.23
5:34PM
2.06
5:53AM
2.05
6:08PM
1.89
6:27AM
1.81
6:43PM
1.68
7:03AM
1.56
7:28PM
1.44
7:53AM
1.31
9:13PM
1.23
11:15AM
1.17
12:46AM
1.31
1:15PM
1.33
1:44AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
-0.13
11:29AM
-0.01
11:41PM
0.01
12:02PM
0.15
12:17AM
0.22
12:37PM
0.36
12:55AM
0.46
1:18PM
0.58
1:45AM
0.73
2:23PM
0.81
3:57AM
0.93
5:49PM
0.87
7:10AM
0.81
7:22PM
0.69
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tue
08
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------5:40---
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Rain (mm)
---------1421221--1-111------111144321-1------------------21
Temp. °C252625242323272726232323222324252524242424232323242423242322232324222221212225252524232222222425252523222222252425252424
Feels °C (?)272826252322262524202024202323232322212222212121222322252523232122212119192126232422232223232625262824232223272526252424
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