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 07:43 AM and sunset is at 06:01 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tue 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:36PM1.50m | 2:37AM1.51m | 3:08PM1.58m | 3:10AM1.57m | 3:37PM1.64m | 3:42AM1.61m | 4:06PM1.69m | 4:13AM1.63m | 4:35PM1.72m | 4:44AM1.63m | 5:05PM1.74m | 5:17AM1.61m | 5:37PM1.73m | 5:53AM1.57m | 6:14PM1.69m | 6:33AM1.50m | 6:56PM1.63m | 7:21AM1.42m | 7:48PM1.55m | 8:24AM1.33m | 8:57PM1.47m | 9:53AM1.28m | 10:28PM1.43m | 11:34AM1.33m | 00:01AM1.47m | 12:52PM1.45m | 1:12AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.53m | 8:36PM0.62m | 8:50AM0.46m | 9:09PM0.55m | 9:20AM0.41m | 9:41PM0.49m | 9:49AM0.37m | 10:11PM0.45m | 10:18AM0.36m | 10:42PM0.42m | 10:48AM0.36m | 11:15PM0.41m | 11:19AM0.39m | 11:50PM0.43m | 11:53AM0.43m | 00:29AM0.47m | 12:31PM0.50m | 1:17AM0.54m | 1:19PM0.59m | 2:18AM0.62m | 2:24PM0.69m | 3:42AM0.67m | 4:01PM0.74m | 5:18AM0.64m | 5:45PM0.70m | 6:36AM0.56m | 7:03PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
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some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | heavy rain | light rain | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | heavy rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
Moonrise | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 11:04 | — | — | — | 12:09 | — | — | 1:17 | — | — | 2:28 | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
Moonset | 6:20 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | 11:00 | — | — | 11:37 | — | — | 12:22 | — | — | 1:17 | — | — | 2:22 | — | — | — | 3:35 | — | — | 4:50 |
 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 14.1° C (Statistics for 27 Jul 1981-2005 – mean: 15.5 max: 16.5 min: 13.4°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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