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Sunset surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 27 Apr 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Sunset today?
The current surf forecast for Sunset at 5PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sunset. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 380 | 440 | 440 | 406 | 380 | 311 | 288 | 225 | 176 | 173 | 187 | 218 | 263 | 395 | 428 | 663 | 1607 | 2020 | 3031 | 4213 | 5210 | 6319 | 5571 | 4435 | 3385 | 2719 | 1799 | 1738 | 2256 | 3746 | 4832 | 4427 | 4045 | 3535 | 3221 | 2960 | 2665 | 2430 | 2290 | 2196 | 2322 | 2310 | 2588 | 2894 | 3232 | 3583 | 3967 | 3434 | 2827 | 2476 | 2112 | 1782 | 1521 | 1388 | 1276 | 1037 | 941 | 743 | 651 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:02PM 1.59 | 3:14AM 1.76 | 3:44PM 1.59 | 3:56AM 1.70 | 4:26PM 1.54 | 4:40AM 1.60 | 5:11PM 1.45 | 5:26AM 1.45 | 5:59PM 1.34 | 6:17AM 1.29 | 6:57PM 1.23 | 7:21AM 1.13 | 8:13PM 1.14 | 8:49AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:54AM -0.11 | 9:04PM 0.03 | 9:35AM -0.11 | 9:46PM 0.04 | 10:17AM -0.05 | 10:30PM 0.10 | 10:59AM 0.05 | 11:16PM 0.20 | 11:45AM 0.19 | 12:08AM 0.33 | 12:37PM 0.34 | 1:12AM 0.46 | 1:42PM 0.46 | 2:43AM 0.55 | 3:10PM 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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