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 06:42 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:27AM1.86m | 3:45PM1.74m | 3:55AM1.84m | 4:13PM1.72m | 4:22AM1.79m | 4:41PM1.67m | 4:49AM1.72m | 5:09PM1.61m | 5:16AM1.63m | 5:39PM1.53m | 5:44AM1.52m | 6:13PM1.43m | 6:16AM1.41m | 6:56PM1.34m | 7:01AM1.30m | 8:06PM1.26m | 8:28AM1.20m | 10:05PM1.25m | 10:47AM1.21m | 11:36PM1.35m | 12:07PM1.32m | 00:28AM1.48m | 12:54PM1.45m | 1:07AM1.62m | 1:33PM1.58m | 1:44AM1.75m | 2:09PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.38m | 9:40AM0.32m | 9:44PM0.38m | 10:06AM0.34m | 10:10PM0.41m | 10:31AM0.38m | 10:36PM0.47m | 10:57AM0.44m | 11:03PM0.55m | 11:24AM0.52m | 11:32PM0.64m | 11:54AM0.61m | 00:05AM0.75m | 12:31PM0.71m | 00:52AM0.86m | 1:26PM0.81m | 2:24AM0.94m | 3:14PM0.87m | 4:47AM0.91m | 5:06PM0.83m | 6:03AM0.78m | 6:09PM0.73m | 6:48AM0.63m | 6:54PM0.61m | 7:26AM0.49m | 7:32PM0.50m | 8:02AM0.35m | 8:09PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
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some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | mod rain | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Moonrise | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | 9:41 | — | — | 10:33 | — | — | 11:30 | — | — | — | 12:30 | — | — | 1:32 | — | — | 2:35 | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 7:00 |
Moonset | — | 7:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 11:11 | — | — | 12:08 | — | — | 1:01 | — | — | 1:48 | — | — | 2:30 | — | — | — | 3:06 | — | — | 3:38 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 |
 | 6:42 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 16.9° C (Statistics for 01 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 18.7 max: 20.4 min: 17.7°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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