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 07:50 AM and sunset is at 05:52 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu morning). | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | 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 | Sun 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 12:54PM1.47m | 1:10AM1.64m | 1:53PM1.59m | 2:08AM1.70m | 2:44PM1.70m | 2:59AM1.75m | 3:32PM1.78m | 3:47AM1.76m | 4:17PM1.83m | 4:33AM1.74m | 5:00PM1.83m | 5:16AM1.69m | 5:42PM1.80m | 5:59AM1.60m | 6:25PM1.72m | 6:43AM1.50m | 7:08PM1.63m | 7:28AM1.40m | 7:55PM1.52m | 8:20AM1.30m | 8:49PM1.42m | 9:27AM1.22m | 9:56PM1.35m | 10:55AM1.20m | 11:15PM1.32m | 12:19PM1.24m | 00:26AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.48m | 6:57PM0.57m | 7:38AM0.40m | 7:58PM0.48m | 8:30AM0.32m | 8:53PM0.40m | 9:17AM0.27m | 9:43PM0.34m | 10:01AM0.25m | 10:30PM0.32m | 10:44AM0.26m | 11:15PM0.34m | 11:25AM0.32m | 00:00AM0.40m | 12:05PM0.39m | 00:45AM0.48m | 12:46PM0.49m | 1:31AM0.57m | 1:29PM0.60m | 2:24AM0.66m | 2:19PM0.71m | 3:28AM0.73m | 3:26PM0.79m | 4:45AM0.76m | 4:51PM0.84m | 6:00AM0.73m | 6:13PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | mod rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | heavy rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Moonrise | 4:43 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 10:26 | — | — | 10:52 | — | — | 11:18 | — | — | 11:46 | — | — | 12:16 | — | — | 12:50 | — | — | 1:29 | — | — | 2:13 | — | — | — | 3:04 |
Moonset | 2:31 | — | — | — | 3:33 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 10:39 | — | — | 11:41 | — | — | — | 12:41 | — | — | 1:41 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | 3:40 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 14.8° C (Statistics for 11 Jul 1981-2005 – mean: 15.6 max: 16.3 min: 14.7°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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