Surf Forecast Surf Report

Olifants Bos surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Olifants Bos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Olifants Bos sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Olifants Bos today?

The current surf forecast for Olifants Bos at 2AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121213131312121212111111111111111111121212122019181716161616151515151414141313131313121213171616151417171615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)255620081626141512239617476148781025993847838737633522416353346297291286275238289347443319807202438583817373132372911287424322169195618101533128510739478677696235273983983694345591333141710062406110813272176
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
60
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
SE
55
SE
55
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
45
SE
45
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39AM
1.53
6:08PM
1.34
6:26AM
1.35
7:01PM
1.19
7:26AM
1.16
8:20PM
1.07
9:05AM
1.02
10:25PM
1.04
11:13AM
1.02
12:01AM
1.13
12:29PM
1.11
12:53AM
1.25
1:14PM
1.20
1:30AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
0.15
11:58AM
0.16
12:11AM
0.30
12:47PM
0.33
1:08AM
0.46
1:53PM
0.49
2:43AM
0.59
3:47PM
0.58
5:05AM
0.60
5:39PM
0.53
6:28AM
0.49
6:40PM
0.44
7:15AM
0.38
7:20PM
0.35
7:49AM
0.29
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------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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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717171616171716151515182221191717181820211920202020192020201919191818192120191918181818181919202019191919181817161616
Feels °C (?)1010998777568101316131191113141617131414151412141312111315141515171412151516171717181816161414141312118667
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