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Captains surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Captains surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Captains sea temperature is 12.9°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 19.0 °C min: 16.0 °C)
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Captains surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Captains sea temperature is 12.9°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 19.0 °C min: 16.0 °C)
How big are the waves at Captains today?
The current surf forecast for Captains at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Captains. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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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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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 222 | 222 | 197 | 217 | 158 | 170 | 430 | 699 | 762 | 842 | 1300 | 1366 | 1343 | 1325 | 1203 | 1929 | 1904 | 1654 | 1441 | 1290 | 1077 | 1063 | 943 | 917 | 970 | 1011 | 998 | 813 | 813 | 802 | 650 | 565 | 518 | 392 | 380 | 286 | 231 | 193 | 148 | 146 | 396 | 683 | 1144 | 1172 | 1001 | 850 | 761 | 636 | 636 | 563 | 539 | 563 | 586 | 622 | 672 | 592 | 473 | 394 | 245 | 278 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:07PM 1.42 | 4:13AM 1.47 | 4:38PM 1.37 | 4:45AM 1.41 | 5:13PM 1.31 | 5:21AM 1.33 | 5:55PM 1.24 | 6:06AM 1.24 | 6:50PM 1.16 | 7:08AM 1.14 | 8:10PM 1.12 | 8:41AM 1.08 | 9:46PM 1.15 | 10:22AM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:59AM 0.11 | 10:06PM 0.23 | 10:28AM 0.15 | 10:36PM 0.28 | 11:00AM 0.21 | 11:11PM 0.34 | 11:38AM 0.29 | 11:53PM 0.43 | 12:26PM 0.37 | 12:52AM 0.51 | 1:32PM 0.45 | 2:23AM 0.56 | 3:05PM 0.49 | 4:13AM 0.52 | 4:37PM 0.45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - |
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| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
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