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 — and sunset is at 06:39 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 14–17 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Mon 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:28PM1.15m | 11:21AM1.20m | 11:45PM1.20m | 12:29PM1.32m | 00:43AM1.31m | 1:07PM1.44m | 1:21AM1.43m | 1:37PM1.57m | 1:53AM1.54m | 2:06PM1.68m | 2:22AM1.64m | 2:34PM1.78m | 2:53AM1.72m | 3:03PM1.85m | 3:24AM1.77m | 3:35PM1.89m | 3:56AM1.78m | 4:08PM1.89m | 4:31AM1.75m | 4:44PM1.84m | 5:09AM1.68m | 5:23PM1.74m | 5:51AM1.58m | 6:08PM1.60m | 6:44AM1.46m | 7:07PM1.44m | 7:58AM1.35m | 8:37PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.87m | 5:44PM0.89m | 6:01AM0.79m | 6:43PM0.77m | 6:48AM0.68m | 7:18PM0.64m | 7:23AM0.57m | 7:48PM0.51m | 7:54AM0.47m | 8:17PM0.40m | 8:23AM0.39m | 8:46PM0.30m | 8:53AM0.32m | 9:16PM0.24m | 9:23AM0.29m | 9:48PM0.21m | 9:55AM0.29m | 10:21PM0.23m | 10:29AM0.33m | 10:58PM0.29m | 11:07AM0.41m | 11:37PM0.40m | 11:49AM0.53m | 00:25AM0.53m | 12:46PM0.67m | 1:32AM0.67m | 2:20PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | heavy rain | mod rain | heavy rain | mod rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Moonrise | — | 12:37 | — | — | 1:36 | — | — | 2:37 | — | — | — | 3:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 11:20 | — | — | — | 12:30 | — | — | 1:33 | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | 3:12 |
Moonset | — | 2:54 | — | — | 3:36 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 11:11 | — | — | 12:21 | — | — | 1:32 |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 |
 | 6:39 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 12.2°C (Statistics for 19 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 15.6 max: 17.2 min: 14.4°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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