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Cape Town Historic Forecast

Tue 21 Mar 2023 - Mon 27 Mar 2023

South Africa Chart

Surf Swell Rating Primary Swell Secondary Swell Wind Weather Prob.
Tuesday 03/21
12am 4-7ft

5ft

15s

7.5ft
9s
1.2ft
11s
14
27 mph
64°f
 N/A
3am 5-8ft

6ft

14s

7ft
8s
1.2ft
13s
10
21 mph
63°f
 N/A
6am 5-8ft

6ft

14s

6ft
8s
1.3ft
13s
7
11 mph
63°f
 N/A
9am 6-10ft

8ft

13s

1.4ft
13s
0.4ft
19s
7
9 mph
65°f
 N/A
Noon 6-10ft

8ft

13s

1.5ft
13s
0.7ft
19s
7
7 mph
71°f
 N/A
3pm 6-9ft

8ft

12s

1.5ft
13s
0.7ft
19s
7
8 mph
73°f
 N/A
6pm 6-9ft

7.5ft

12s

1.5ft
13s
0.5ft
19s
5
5 mph
71°f
 N/A
9pm 5-8ft

7.5ft

12s

1.6ft
13s
0.4ft
19s
5
6 mph
68°f
 N/A
Tide for Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town Cape Town
High 3:07AM 6.43ft
Low 9:24AM 0.69ft
High 3:29PM 6.13ft
Low 9:34PM 0.79ft
First Light 6:24AM
Sunrise 6:49AM
Sunset 6:57PM
Last Light 7:22PM
Wednesday 03/22
12am 4-6ft

5ft

12s

5ft
8s
1.5ft
13s
5
8 mph
66°f
 N/A
3am 5-8ft

7ft

12s

1.5ft
13s
0.7ft
18s
5
7 mph
65°f
 N/A
6am 5-7ft

7ft

11s

1.4ft
13s
1ft
18s
4
6 mph
64°f
 N/A
9am 3-5ft

3ft

14s

4ft
11s
4ft
8s
3
3 mph
66°f
 N/A
Noon 3-4ft

3ft

13s

3.5ft
11s
4.5ft
8s
3
3 mph
72°f
 N/A
3pm 4-7ft

6ft

13s

1.2ft
12s
0.7ft
18s
7
7 mph
73°f
 N/A
6pm 3-5ft

3.5ft

13s

3.5ft
10s
3ft
7s
11
19 mph
68°f
 N/A
9pm 3-5ft

4ft

12s

2ft
7s
4ft
8s
9
15 mph
69°f
 N/A
Tide for Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town Cape Town
High 3:44AM 6.56ft
Low 10:00AM 0.62ft
High 4:05PM 6.13ft
Low 10:09PM 0.82ft
First Light 6:25AM
Sunrise 6:50AM
Sunset 6:56PM
Last Light 7:21PM
Thursday 03/23
12am 3-5ft

4ft

12s

5.5ft
7s
1ft
16s
7
10 mph
67°f
 N/A
3am 3-4ft

3ft

12s

6ft
8s
1.4ft
16s
6
9 mph
67°f
 N/A
6am 2-4ft

2.5ft

12s

7.5ft
9s
1.5ft
16s
5
8 mph
66°f
 N/A
9am 2-4ft

2.5ft

13s

7ft
11s
1.3ft
16s
7
9 mph
70°f
 N/A
Noon 2-3ft

2ft

13s

6.5ft
11s
1ft
16s
6
8 mph
77°f
 N/A
3pm 2-3ft

2ft

13s

6.5ft
11s
1ft
12s
2
4 mph
80°f
 N/A
6pm 2-4ft

2.5ft

13s

6ft
11s
0.9ft
12s
6
8 mph
70°f
 N/A
9pm 2-4ft

2.5ft

13s

5ft
11s
0.9ft
15s
10
13 mph
67°f
 N/A
Tide for Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town Cape Town
High 4:20AM 6.53ft
Low 10:35AM 0.75ft
High 4:40PM 6ft
Low 10:42PM 0.98ft
First Light 6:25AM
Sunrise 6:50AM
Sunset 6:54PM
Last Light 7:19PM
Friday 03/24
12am 2-4ft

2.5ft

13s

1.2ft
15s
4.5ft
10s
8
12 mph
67°f
 N/A
3am 2-4ft

2.5ft

13s

1.2ft
15s
4.5ft
11s
8
10 mph
66°f
 N/A
6am 2-4ft

2.5ft

13s

1.1ft
15s
4ft
11s
7
11 mph
64°f
 N/A
9am 2-4ft

2.5ft

12s

1ft
15s
3.5ft
11s
8
12 mph
64°f
 N/A
Noon 2-4ft

3ft

12s

1ft
15s
3ft
10s
8
15 mph
70°f
 N/A
3pm 2-4ft

2.5ft

12s

0.9ft
15s
2.5ft
10s
10
17 mph
71°f
 N/A
6pm 2-3ft

2.5ft

12s

2.5ft
5s
0.8ft
15s
9
18 mph
67°f
 N/A
9pm 2-3ft

2ft

12s

3ft
5s
0.9ft
14s
8
19 mph
66°f
 N/A
Tide for Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town Cape Town
High 4:55AM 6.3ft
Low 11:09AM 1.02ft
High 5:15PM 5.71ft
Low 11:15PM 1.28ft
First Light 6:26AM
Sunrise 6:51AM
Sunset 6:53PM
Last Light 7:18PM
Saturday 03/25
12am 2-3ft

1.8ft

11s

3.5ft
6s
0.7ft
16s
9
23 mph
65°f
 N/A
3am 2ft

1.6ft

11s

4ft
6s
1.2ft
13s
12
27 mph
63°f
 N/A
6am 1-2ft

1.5ft

11s

4.5ft
6s
1.2ft
13s
14
30 mph
63°f
 N/A
9am 2ft

5ft

6s

1.4ft
11s
0.8ft
15s
13
29 mph
64°f
 N/A
Noon 2ft

5ft

6s

1.2ft
11s
0.9ft
14s
13
26 mph
65°f
 N/A
3pm 2ft

4.5ft

6s

1.1ft
10s
0.8ft
13s
12
22 mph
68°f
 N/A
6pm 1-2ft

3.5ft

6s

1.6ft
5s
1.1ft
10s
6
14 mph
67°f
 N/A
9pm 2-3ft

3.5ft

6s

1ft
13s
2.5ft
6s
5
11 mph
65°f
 75%
Tide for Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town Cape Town
High 5:29AM 5.9ft
Low 11:41AM 1.38ft
High 5:49PM 5.35ft
Low 11:47PM 1.67ft
First Light 6:27AM
Sunrise 6:52AM
Sunset 6:52PM
Last Light 7:17PM
Sunday 03/26
12am 3-5ft

5ft

7s

1ft
13s
1ft
13s
6
12 mph
63°f
 75%
3am 3-5ft

5.5ft

8s

1.2ft
13s
1ft
12s
7
13 mph
63°f
 75%
6am 3-5ft

6ft

8s

1.2ft
13s
1ft
12s
8
15 mph
62°f
 65%
9am 3-5ft

6.5ft

9s

1.4ft
12s
0.5ft
17s
13
20 mph
64°f
 85%
Noon 3-5ft

7ft

9s

1.3ft
12s
0.8ft
16s
19
22 mph
67°f
 90%
3pm 3-5ft

7ft

9s

1.5ft
12s
1ft
16s
16
18 mph
68°f
 100%
6pm 3-4ft

7ft

10s

1.5ft
12s
1.2ft
16s
15
21 mph
65°f
 100%
9pm 3-5ft

7.5ft

10s

1.4ft
16s
1.2ft
11s
11
16 mph
63°f
 100%
Tide for Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town Cape Town
High 6:03AM 5.44ft
Low 12:14PM 1.8ft
High 6:25PM 4.92ft
First Light 6:28AM
Sunrise 6:53AM
Sunset 6:50PM
Last Light 7:15PM
Monday 03/27
12am 3-4ft

7.5ft

10s

1.5ft
15s
1.8ft
11s
8
11 mph
60°f
 100%
3am 3-5ft

7.5ft

10s

1.7ft
15s
1.9ft
11s
5
7 mph
59°f
 100%
6am 2-4ft

7ft

10s

2.5ft
11s
1.7ft
14s
4
5 mph
57°f
 100%
9am 3-4ft

6ft

10s

2ft
11s
1.6ft
14s
3
4 mph
63°f
 100%
Noon 2-3ft

5.5ft

10s

2.5ft
10s
1.6ft
14s
1
3 mph
75°f
 65%
3pm 2-3ft

5ft

11s

1.8ft
13s
1.9ft
10s
7
7 mph
78°f
 100%
6pm 2-3ft

4.5ft

10s

1.8ft
13s
1.9ft
10s
6
9 mph
73°f
 100%
9pm 3-4ft

3ft

13s

4ft
10s
1.2ft
13s
5
8 mph
69°f
 100%
Tide for Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town Cape Town
Low 12:20AM 2.13ft
High 6:38AM 4.92ft
Low 12:50PM 2.26ft
High 7:06PM 4.49ft
First Light 6:28AM
Sunrise 6:53AM
Sunset 6:49PM
Last Light 7:14PM

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