Shipwreck
Cape Town, South Africa
· updated
· forecast point 17.4 km away
8:00 AM
Worth paddling out
Swell
0.8 m
8 sSSW
Wind
3 km/h
Ecross-onshore
Tide
-1.1 m
Water
13 °C
3/2mm wetsuit
Swell
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Main Swell
SSW · 202°
0.8 m
8 s
Secondary Swell
W · 270°
0.6 m
8 s
Wind
Speed through the day with direction arrows, colored by what the wind does to the wave face.
Offshore
Cross-shore
Onshore
Tide
Rising toward high at 2:10 PM.
Sun, sky & weather
UV Index
Low
Low risk. No protection needed.
Sunrise
7:49 AM
First light of the day
Sunset
5:54 PM
Last light of the day
Visibility
0 km
Limited visibility. Exercise caution.
Rain
0% chance · 0 mm
Clear. No rain expected.
Cloud Cover
100%
Overcast. Full cloud cover.