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Sections surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 01 Apr 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sections surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sections sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sections today?
The current surf forecast for Sections at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sections. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
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| Energy (?) | 3777 | 2895 | 2782 | 2323 | 2390 | 2870 | 2783 | 2628 | 2556 | 1884 | 2116 | 1806 | 1223 | 961 | 694 | 551 | 894 | 938 | 1028 | 980 | 1194 | 1155 | 633 | 591 | 471 | 353 | 346 | 297 | 291 | 242 | 242 | 294 | 263 | 412 | 480 | 1191 | 1193 | 1253 | 2065 | 3863 | 3739 | 3604 | 3779 | 3684 | 3371 | 2843 | 2813 | 2032 | 1761 | 1459 | 1167 | 947 | 947 | 976 | 828 | 804 | 1013 | 1748 | 2268 | 2552 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:57AM 1.68 | 5:24PM 1.48 | 5:39AM 1.53 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45PM 0.04 | 11:16AM 0.01 | 11:26PM 0.15 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
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