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 07:09 AM and sunset is at 06:21 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:10AM5.25ft | 5:38PM4.92ft | 5:42AM4.95ft | 6:17PM4.69ft | 6:23AM4.63ft | 7:10PM4.46ft | 7:26AM4.3ft | 8:32PM4.33ft | 9:09AM4.1ft | 10:15PM4.46ft | 10:59AM4.3ft | 11:33PM4.86ft | 12:10PM4.69ft | 00:28AM5.35ft | 1:01PM5.15ft | 1:15AM5.84ft | 1:45PM5.58ft | 1:58AM6.23ft | 2:27PM5.87ft | 2:40AM6.46ft | 3:08PM6.04ft | 3:21AM6.5ft | 3:49PM6.07ft | 4:03AM6.37ft | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM1.71ft | 11:31PM2.2ft | 11:56AM1.97ft | 00:12AM2.46ft | 12:41PM2.3ft | 1:15AM2.76ft | 1:52PM2.56ft | 3:07AM2.85ft | 3:42PM2.62ft | 4:56AM2.56ft | 5:12PM2.4ft | 6:04AM2.07ft | 6:13PM2ft | 6:53AM1.54ft | 7:02PM1.57ft | 7:37AM1.05ft | 7:46PM1.21ft | 8:18AM0.72ft | 8:28PM0.98ft | 8:59AM0.52ft | 9:09PM0.85ft | 9:39AM0.52ft | 9:51PM0.92ft | |||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.04 | |
max°F | 70 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 61 | 66 | 73 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 79 | 79 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
Moonrise | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 10:43 | — | — | 11:47 | — | — | — | 12:53 | — | — | 2:01 | — | — | 3:09 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
Moonset | 11:19 | — | — | 12:15 | — | — | 1:07 | — | — | 1:53 | — | — | 2:33 | — | — | — | 3:08 | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Cape Town is 59 °F (Statistics for 17 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 64 max: 67 min: 61°F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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