Surf Forecast Surf Report

Sandy Bay surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 SAST
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Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Sandy Bay. (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
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
2
SE
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121213131312121212118888111177871212201918171616161615151515141414141313131312121212131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)16749617476258678529238807497375605224433533024323112422493443723443783788992002353536103278295427152497240124462010181016491387120112361027854700604456386330341380495431424418466392373361355355314
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
SW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
5
N
5
W
0
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
1.34
6:26AM
1.34
7:02PM
1.19
7:27AM
1.16
8:22PM
1.07
9:06AM
1.03
10:25PM
1.04
11:13AM
1.02
12:00AM
1.13
12:29PM
1.11
12:53AM
1.25
1:14PM
1.20
1:29AM
1.35
1:48PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.16
12:12AM
0.30
12:47PM
0.33
1:09AM
0.46
1:54PM
0.49
2:44AM
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
7:49AM
0.28
7:52PM
0.28
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset--6:40-------6:38-------6:37-------6:37-------6:35-------6:34-------6:32-------6:30-
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Rain (mm)
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