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Captains Surf Forecast
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Captains surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Captains today?
The current surf forecast for Captains at 12PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Captains. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 1906 | 1737 | 1528 | 961 | 694 | 551 | 448 | 835 | 839 | 787 | 901 | 793 | 857 | 475 | 882 | 382 | 302 | 478 | 291 | 400 | 234 | 229 | 256 | 294 | 378 | 371 | 575 | 1337 | 3063 | 3194 | 3015 | 2761 | 3079 | 2658 | 2387 | 2338 | 2276 | 2061 | 1785 | 1480 | 1201 | 1144 | 1027 | 834 | 757 | 535 | 459 | 466 | 516 | 640 | 875 | 822 | 1267 | 1045 | 928 | 975 | 880 | 946 | 918 | 890 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:39AM 1.53 | 6:09PM 1.34 | 6:27AM 1.35 | 7:03PM 1.20 | 7:28AM 1.16 | 8:23PM 1.07 | 9:08AM 1.03 | 10:25PM 1.05 | 11:13AM 1.03 | 11:59PM 1.14 | 12:28PM 1.11 | 12:52AM 1.25 | 1:14PM 1.21 | 1:28AM 1.35 | 1:48PM 1.29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:58AM 0.15 | 12:12AM 0.30 | 12:47PM 0.33 | 1:10AM 0.46 | 1:54PM 0.49 | 2:45AM 0.59 | 3:48PM 0.57 | 5:05AM 0.59 | 5:38PM 0.53 | 6:27AM 0.49 | 6:39PM 0.44 | 7:14AM 0.38 | 7:20PM 0.35 | 7:48AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
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