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 07:52 AM and sunset is at 05:47 PM.

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 7–9 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 10–12 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 13–16 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	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			Friday 17			Sat 18
	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
Wave Height Map See all maps
High Tide	5:03AM1.54m		5:31PM1.62m	5:39AM1.51m		6:06PM1.62m	6:19AM1.47m		6:46PM1.60m	7:04AM1.42m		7:31PM1.57m	7:57AM1.37m		8:27PM1.54m	9:04AM1.33m		9:34PM1.52m	10:23AM1.32m		10:50PM1.53m		11:44AM1.38m	00:04AM1.57m		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
Low Tide		11:10AM0.44m	11:39PM0.55m		11:44AM0.48m	00:19AM0.56m		12:21PM0.52m	1:04AM0.58m		1:05PM0.57m	1:58AM0.60m		1:58PM0.62m	3:03AM0.62m		3:05PM0.67m	4:17AM0.61m		4:25PM0.68m		5:33AM0.56m		5:45PM0.65m	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
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 8	WSW 9	WSW 8	SW 16	SW 15	WSW 8	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 11	SW 12	WSW 8	WSW 10	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13

	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	mod rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	NW	NNE	N	NNW	NNE	NNW	NW	SSW	ESE	S	SE	SE	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	SSE	ESE	N	NNW	NNE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	W	N	SW	WSW	SW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	SSE	SE	ESE	SSE	ENE	NNW	WNW
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	12	14	14	13	15	14	16	17	16	16	18	16	17	18	16	15	16	15	15	18	17	16	19	18	16	17	15	15	16	15	15	17	15	13	15	13	12	13	13	11	12	12	13	16	16	16	17
Moonrise	—	—	9:07	—	—	10:06	—	—	11:06	—	—	—	12:08	—	—	1:11	—	—	2:18	—	—	3:30	—	—	4:43	—	—	5:56	—	—	7:03	—	—	8:00	—	—	8:46	—	—	9:25	—	—	9:57	—	—	10:26	—
Moonset	10:10	—	—	10:39	—	—	11:05	—	—	11:31	—	—	11:57	—	—	12:26	—	—	1:00	—	—	1:41	—	—	2:31	—	—	—	3:33	—	—	4:44	—	—	6:00	—	—	7:15	—	—	8:27	—	—	—	9:35	—	—
	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:52	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:48	—
	—	5:47	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:51	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:53	—	—	5:53	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:57
	Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 13.5° C (Statistics for 03 Jul 1981-2005 – mean: 15.7 max: 16.8 min: 14.7°C)