Surf Forecast Surf Report

Sunset Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 24 Feb 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
15.1° C
(Which is 4.6°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 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Feb)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 Feb)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SW
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.8
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.6
SW
0.5
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.2
SSE
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212121213121212121212121111111111111010677713171311117161616161415151515666777777131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1629182419851313131313351182120111009441058104313811240143511971062923766553488389303286285139132247352215136170134107104125102171169971629288868587108127175110232233156272175159149172205167
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
S
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
0
SSW
10
WSW
20
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
crossglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
1.46
1:47AM
1.55
1:59PM
1.60
2:23AM
1.71
2:38PM
1.72
2:58AM
1.85
3:15PM
1.82
3:34AM
1.95
3:52PM
1.88
4:10AM
2.01
4:30PM
1.88
4:47AM
2.01
5:08PM
1.84
5:26AM
1.95
5:48PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
0.60
7:54AM
0.60
8:09PM
0.47
8:33AM
0.45
8:46PM
0.36
9:10AM
0.32
9:21PM
0.27
9:47AM
0.24
9:57PM
0.22
10:24AM
0.20
10:33PM
0.23
11:02AM
0.22
11:10PM
0.28
11:42AM
0.30
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35----
Sunset--7:29-------7:27-------7:25-------7:24-------7:23-------7:22-------7:21-------7:20-
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------------------1---------------------
Temp. °C222322191918181922242522191717182526272422201920242525242221202125232422222019202225262322212122262830282422212229323330
Feels °C (?)212018141414131518191918171516162423252421201920242423232121212125212423232221222223211820212123262628272322212228302928
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