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 07:11 AM and sunset is at 06:19 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:49PM1.33m | 1:02AM1.50m | 1:26PM1.43m | 1:34AM1.59m | 1:55PM1.51m | 2:02AM1.66m | 2:23PM1.58m | 2:29AM1.71m | 2:50PM1.64m | 2:55AM1.75m | 3:17PM1.67m | 3:21AM1.76m | 3:44PM1.67m | 3:48AM1.76m | 4:13PM1.66m | 4:16AM1.73m | 4:43PM1.63m | 4:48AM1.68m | 5:18PM1.58m | 5:25AM1.60m | 6:00PM1.51m | 6:10AM1.49m | 6:53PM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.73m | 6:48PM0.72m | 7:24AM0.63m | 7:23PM0.64m | 7:52AM0.54m | 7:52PM0.57m | 8:17AM0.47m | 8:19PM0.51m | 8:42AM0.41m | 8:45PM0.47m | 9:07AM0.36m | 9:12PM0.46m | 9:34AM0.34m | 9:38PM0.46m | 10:01AM0.35m | 10:07PM0.48m | 10:30AM0.38m | 10:37PM0.52m | 11:02AM0.43m | 11:13PM0.59m | 11:39AM0.51m | 11:57PM0.67m | 12:26PM0.61m | 00:59AM0.75m | ||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | |
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max°C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 17 |
Moonrise | — | 3:53 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 10:19 |
Moonset | 1:56 | — | — | 2:54 | — | — | 3:49 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 10:42 | — | — | 11:44 | — | — | 12:40 | — | — |
 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 13.1 °C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 17.8 max: 19.4 min: 16.2°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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