Cape Town Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 06:20 AM and sunset is at 07:38 PM.

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).									Days 7–9 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 10–12 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).
	Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Mon 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM
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High Tide		2:34PM1.60m	2:57AM1.70m		3:05PM1.68m	3:25AM1.79m		3:37PM1.75m	3:55AM1.86m		4:09PM1.79m	4:25AM1.90m		4:41PM1.79m	4:58AM1.91m			5:16PM1.76m	5:34AM1.87m		5:53PM1.68m	6:12AM1.79m		6:35PM1.58m	6:57AM1.67m		7:27PM1.45m	7:55AM1.52m		8:41PM1.33m	9:22AM1.40m		10:38PM1.30m		11:22AM1.39m	00:24AM1.41m		12:50PM1.48m	1:26AM1.56m		1:46PM1.59m
Low Tide	8:32AM0.60m		8:42PM0.47m	9:03AM0.49m		9:12PM0.39m	9:34AM0.40m		9:42PM0.34m	10:05AM0.34m		10:12PM0.31m	10:37AM0.31m		10:43PM0.31m		11:11AM0.32m	11:17PM0.35m		11:47AM0.38m	11:52PM0.43m		12:28PM0.47m	00:33AM0.55m		1:17PM0.59m	1:26AM0.68m		2:28PM0.72m	2:50AM0.81m		4:18PM0.78m		5:05AM0.83m		6:06PM0.72m	6:43AM0.72m		7:13PM0.61m	7:43AM0.58m		8:01PM0.49m
Wave height (m) direction period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 20	SW 18	SW 17	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	WSW 13	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	W 13	SSW 11

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SSE	S	ESE	SW	SSW	NW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	W	SSW	NW	NW	SW	SSW	WNW	W	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	S	S	SE	S	S	SE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	22	28	25	29	29	25	22	23	22	24	25	22	25	24	22	23	23	21	20	20	19	20	20	19	20	21	20	20	21	20	23	24	22	25	27	23	26	27	23	26	27	21	24	25	23	27	29
Moonrise	3:59	—	—	5:02	—	—	6:06	—	—	7:10	—	—	8:15	—	—	9:20	—	—	10:26	—	—	11:35	—	—	12:46	—	—	1:58	—	—	—	3:07	—	—	4:09	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:46	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:54
Moonset	—	6:39	—	—	7:12	—	—	7:42	—	—	8:10	—	—	8:37	—	—	—	9:05	—	—	9:35	—	—	10:10	—	—	10:51	—	—	11:40	—	—	—	12:39	—	—	1:45	—	—	2:56	—	—	4:07	—	—	5:15	—
	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:31	—	—	6:33	—	—	6:33	—
	—	7:38	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:36	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:34	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:29	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:27	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:23	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:22
	Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 14.5° C (Statistics for 15 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 19.9 max: 21.4 min: 18.6°C)