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 — and sunset is at 05:52 PM.

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 8–10 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 11–13 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 14–17 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Mon morning).
	Sun 17		Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 1
	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	night
Wave Height Map See all maps
High Tide	3:47PM1.79m	4:00AM1.85m		4:33PM1.77m	4:47AM1.77m			5:22PM1.72m	5:38AM1.65m		6:15PM1.65m	6:34AM1.52m		7:15PM1.57m	7:40AM1.40m		8:24PM1.51m	9:00AM1.32m		9:41PM1.48m	10:25AM1.31m		10:53PM1.50m		11:37AM1.34m	11:53PM1.54m		12:32PM1.39m	00:41AM1.57m		1:16PM1.45m	1:21AM1.60m		1:53PM1.50m	1:57AM1.62m		2:27PM1.54m	2:30AM1.63m		3:00PM1.56m	3:02AM1.63m		3:33PM1.58m
Low Tide		9:49PM0.35m	10:18AM0.24m		10:37PM0.40m		11:04AM0.32m	11:30PM0.47m		11:54AM0.42m	00:30AM0.57m		12:50PM0.54m	1:42AM0.65m		1:58PM0.64m	3:06AM0.69m		3:16PM0.70m	4:28AM0.67m		4:33PM0.71m		5:35AM0.63m		5:37PM0.69m	6:28AM0.57m		6:29PM0.66m	7:10AM0.53m		7:11PM0.62m	7:46AM0.49m		7:48PM0.59m	8:17AM0.46m		8:22PM0.58m	8:47AM0.44m		8:54PM0.57m	9:16AM0.43m		9:27PM0.57m
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	S 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12

	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	mod rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	WSW	NNE	N	NW	NNW	SW	SW	S	S	SSW	SSE	S	SW	W	NW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	SW	S	S	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	18	16	17	19	18	18	21	19	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	18	17	18	21	18	16	15	14	15	15	15	14	16	15	14	16	15	16	17	18	17	17	15	17	17	16	14	15	13
Moonrise	—	—	9:34	—	—	10:41	—	—	11:37	—	—	12:22	—	—	12:59	—	—	1:29	—	—	1:57	—	—	2:23	—	—	2:48	—	—	—	3:14	—	—	3:42	—	—	4:14	—	—	4:51	—	—	5:33	—	—	6:22	—
Moonset	6:09	—	—	7:11	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	9:34	—	—	10:46	—	—	11:54	—	—	—	12:59	—	—	2:00	—	—	2:59	—	—	3:57	—	—	4:56	—	—	5:55	—	—	6:55	—	—	7:53	—	—	8:48	—	—
	—	—	7:33	—	—	7:33	—	—	7:33	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:35	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:37	—	—	7:39	—	—	7:39	—	—	7:39	—	—	7:41	—	—	7:41	—	—	7:41	—	—
	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:45	—
	Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 15.8° C (Statistics for 17 May 1981-2005 – mean: 17.1 max: 17.9 min: 16.1°C)