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 06:16 AM and sunset is at 07:43 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thu 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:37AM1.26m | 00:16AM1.23m | 12:21PM1.31m | 1:18AM1.35m | 1:19PM1.40m | 1:57AM1.47m | 2:00PM1.50m | 2:28AM1.59m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38PM0.86m | 6:11AM0.93m | 6:52PM0.77m | 7:17AM0.83m | 7:37PM0.67m | 7:58AM0.72m | 8:11PM0.56m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
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some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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max°C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Moonrise | 12:22 | — | — | 1:07 | — | — | 1:59 | — | — | 2:57 | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 10:26 | — | — | 11:35 | — | — | 12:46 | — | — | 1:58 | — | — | — | 3:07 | — | — | 4:09 |
Moonset | — | 3:34 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:51 | — | — | 11:40 | — | — | — | 12:39 | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 16.5° C (Statistics for 11 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 20.0 max: 22.4 min: 19.1°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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