Cape Town Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.
High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:46 AM and sunset is at 05:44 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:57AM1.31m | 10:24PM1.53m | 11:09AM1.37m | 11:28PM1.59m | 12:13PM1.45m | 00:27AM1.67m | 1:09PM1.55m | 1:22AM1.74m | 2:01PM1.64m | 2:14AM1.79m | 2:51PM1.71m | 3:04AM1.81m | 3:39PM1.76m | 3:53AM1.79m | 4:27PM1.78m | 4:42AM1.73m | 5:15PM1.77m | 5:32AM1.65m | 6:05PM1.72m | 6:23AM1.55m | 6:56PM1.66m | 7:18AM1.45m | 7:51PM1.59m | 8:18AM1.36m | 8:50PM1.52m | 9:26AM1.29m | 9:55PM1.47m | 10:39AM1.27m | 11:00PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.69m | 5:04AM0.59m | 5:08PM0.65m | 6:04AM0.50m | 6:11PM0.58m | 6:58AM0.40m | 7:08PM0.50m | 7:48AM0.32m | 8:02PM0.44m | 8:37AM0.27m | 8:54PM0.39m | 9:24AM0.24m | 9:45PM0.37m | 10:11AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.38m | 10:57AM0.30m | 11:29PM0.42m | 11:45AM0.37m | 00:24AM0.48m | 12:34PM0.46m | 1:22AM0.55m | 1:27PM0.56m | 2:24AM0.62m | 2:25PM0.64m | 3:32AM0.66m | 3:30PM0.71m | 4:40AM0.68m | 4:38PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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max °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
Moonrise | 1:14 | — | — | 2:18 | — | — | 3:25 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:55 | — | — | 11:29 | — | — | 11:59 | — | — | 12:25 | — | — | 12:51 | — | — | 1:17 | — | — | 1:45 | — |
Moonset | 1:28 | — | — | 1:56 | — | — | 2:28 | — | — | — | 3:06 | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 10:47 | — | — | 11:51 | — | — | — | 12:52 | — | — | 1:51 | — | — | 2:50 | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 14.6° C (Statistics for 09 Jun 1981-2005 – mean: 16.4 max: 17.9 min: 15.2°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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