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Van Riebeek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 20 Apr 2025 SAST
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Van Riebeek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Van Riebeek sea temperature is
15.1° C
 (Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Van Riebeek today?

The current surf forecast for Van Riebeek at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Van Riebeek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly12 Days
Cape Town Surf
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Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
1
0
0
0
0
!
1
0
!
!
0
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
!
!
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
1.5
SSW
2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2
S
1.7
S
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1014141476799888888888888888887714147713121212121111111111101114141313131313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)216138183211215339657112188869175162655558766775478767154841264359327025917834731029454544742140833029921817421129732240459361933942513571447151014651286117011701245113412261094848838853578578
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
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		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		onglasscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
1.05
8:42PM
1.03
9:12AM
1.01
10:25PM
1.09
10:54AM
1.08
11:34PM
1.23
12:01PM
1.20
12:24AM
1.39
12:53PM
1.34
1:08AM
1.55
1:38PM
1.46
1:50AM
1.67
2:21PM
1.55
2:32AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.60
1:53PM
0.54
2:52AM
0.65
3:41PM
0.55
4:49AM
0.57
5:10PM
0.47
5:59AM
0.41
6:08PM
0.35
6:48AM
0.24
6:56PM
0.24
7:32AM
0.08
7:39PM
0.13
8:13AM
-0.04
8:22PM
0.06
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Sunrise---7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset------6:17-------6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------6:13-------6:12-------6:10-----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)171716161714121112121212141312101012131216171513121211131619161314141314172021201818171821181818181717161918181616151617
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