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 07:22 AM and sunset is at 06:02 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:48AM1.43m | 00:09AM1.64m | 12:45PM1.55m | 1:00AM1.77m | 1:33PM1.66m | 1:45AM1.86m | 2:16PM1.74m | 2:28AM1.92m | 2:57PM1.78m | 3:08AM1.92m | 3:36PM1.78m | 3:48AM1.87m | 4:16PM1.75m | 4:28AM1.78m | 4:57PM1.68m | 5:08AM1.66m | 5:39PM1.59m | 5:49AM1.52m | 6:25PM1.50m | 6:36AM1.38m | 7:21PM1.41m | 7:37AM1.26m | 8:33PM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.60m | 5:53PM0.61m | 6:38AM0.46m | 6:47PM0.50m | 7:26AM0.33m | 7:34PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.25m | 8:17PM0.34m | 8:48AM0.21m | 8:57PM0.32m | 9:27AM0.21m | 9:37PM0.34m | 10:05AM0.26m | 10:17PM0.40m | 10:43AM0.35m | 10:58PM0.49m | 11:21AM0.45m | 11:41PM0.61m | 12:01PM0.57m | 00:32AM0.72m | 12:48PM0.68m | 1:41AM0.81m | 1:51PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | |
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some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 |
Moonrise | 1:48 | — | — | 2:58 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 8:56 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 11:09 | — | — | 12:02 | — | — | 12:47 | — | — | 1:23 | — | — |
Moonset | — | 3:19 | — | — | 3:50 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | 9:41 | — | — | 10:44 | — | — | 11:45 |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 13.2 °C (Statistics for 03 May 1981-2005 – mean: 17.4 max: 18.7 min: 16.1°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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