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 07:05 AM and sunset is at 06:27 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:07PM1.32m | 00:28AM1.48m | 12:54PM1.45m | 1:07AM1.62m | 1:33PM1.58m | 1:44AM1.75m | 2:09PM1.69m | 2:20AM1.86m | 2:45PM1.78m | 2:56AM1.93m | 3:22PM1.83m | 3:34AM1.96m | 4:01PM1.83m | 4:14AM1.92m | 4:42PM1.79m | 4:56AM1.84m | 5:26PM1.71m | 5:42AM1.71m | 6:16PM1.60m | 6:35AM1.55m | 7:17PM1.49m | 7:45AM1.39m | 8:40PM1.41m | 9:24AM1.30m | 10:20PM1.42m | 11:10AM1.32m | 11:41PM1.49m | 12:20PM1.40m | 00:36AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.78m | 6:09PM0.73m | 6:48AM0.63m | 6:54PM0.61m | 7:26AM0.49m | 7:32PM0.50m | 8:02AM0.35m | 8:09PM0.40m | 8:37AM0.25m | 8:45PM0.32m | 9:13AM0.20m | 9:23PM0.29m | 9:51AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.30m | 10:30AM0.23m | 10:43PM0.36m | 11:12AM0.32m | 11:28PM0.47m | 11:58AM0.45m | 00:22AM0.60m | 12:54PM0.59m | 1:36AM0.72m | 2:12PM0.71m | 3:24AM0.78m | 3:55PM0.76m | 5:07AM0.72m | 5:23PM0.72m | 6:16AM0.62m | 6:24PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Moonrise | 1:32 | — | — | 2:35 | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 10:44 | — | — | 11:54 | — | — | 12:54 | — | — | 1:44 | — | — | 2:24 | — | — | 2:58 | — | — | — | 3:27 | — | — | 3:53 |
Moonset | — | 3:38 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 10:37 | — | — | 11:48 | — | — | — | 12:57 | — | — | 2:03 | — | — | 3:05 | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 17.9° C (Statistics for 12 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 18.1 max: 19.6 min: 16.8°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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