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Sunset Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Jan 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 8PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Sunset Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
2.2
S
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
2.2
S
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
S
1.6
S
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)1313121212121112121220191818171616161615151414141413131313121212121212111111111111131388888877777779877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)26312397129913245845655446441186125915061709528152904770414035153260288122931810176117361811163714521417129912591031101310881070997892866107214908668079081112803692588460373324316403432404365343249100122108147204
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
SW
5
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.64
5:28AM
1.75
5:38PM
1.59
6:01AM
1.70
6:11PM
1.52
6:35AM
1.63
6:46PM
1.44
7:10AM
1.55
7:25PM
1.36
7:50AM
1.47
8:14PM
1.28
8:42AM
1.40
9:28PM
1.22
9:55AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
0.49
11:09PM
0.43
11:38AM
0.53
11:39PM
0.48
12:12PM
0.58
12:11AM
0.55
12:48PM
0.65
12:44AM
0.63
1:27PM
0.71
1:21AM
0.72
2:16PM
0.78
2:09AM
0.81
3:24PM
0.82
3:21AM
0.89
4:51PM
0.82
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------5:58----
Sunset--7:59-------7:59-------7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------7:57-------7:57-------7:55-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212220191817161823242520191918192121201918171617202020191919191920212018181716182428292319181820252829262220192228272925
Feels °C (?)181715141415141621212218182019202018171817181718191818182021191717171412131313152124231915151618232525222019182127242723
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