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 07:15 AM and sunset is at 06:22 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the WSW by Wed night). | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tue 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:42PM1.42m | 1:47AM1.44m | 2:13PM1.53m | 2:20AM1.53m | 2:41PM1.63m | 2:51AM1.61m | 3:09PM1.72m | 3:20AM1.67m | 3:36PM1.78m | 3:50AM1.71m | 4:05PM1.82m | 4:21AM1.72m | 4:35PM1.83m | 4:53AM1.70m | 5:08PM1.81m | 5:28AM1.64m | 5:44PM1.74m | 6:07AM1.55m | 6:26PM1.64m | 6:55AM1.44m | 7:19PM1.51m | 8:01AM1.33m | 8:36PM1.38m | 9:45AM1.27m | 10:31PM1.33m | 11:38AM1.35m | 00:11AM1.41m | 12:50PM1.50m | 1:14AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.64m | 7:47PM0.67m | 7:57AM0.54m | 8:19PM0.57m | 8:27AM0.46m | 8:48PM0.47m | 8:55AM0.38m | 9:17PM0.38m | 9:23AM0.33m | 9:46PM0.32m | 9:52AM0.30m | 10:15PM0.29m | 10:21AM0.30m | 10:47PM0.29m | 10:52AM0.33m | 11:21PM0.34m | 11:26AM0.40m | 11:59PM0.41m | 12:04PM0.49m | 00:44AM0.52m | 12:52PM0.62m | 1:46AM0.64m | 2:06PM0.74m | 3:24AM0.73m | 4:12PM0.79m | 5:18AM0.70m | 6:02PM0.70m | 6:35AM0.59m | 7:09PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | heavy rain | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Moonrise | 2:49 | — | — | — | 3:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 11:09 | — | — | — | 12:19 | — | — | 1:29 | — | — | 2:37 | — | — | 3:38 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 5:13 | — |
Moonset | 5:00 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | 9:03 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | 11:11 | — | — | 12:11 | — | — | 1:19 | — | — | 2:31 | — | — | — | 3:44 |
 | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 13.3°C (Statistics for 24 Aug 1981-2005 – mean: 15.6 max: 17.1 min: 14.1°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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