Sea weather in Cape Town in South Africa All the beach weather in Cape Town

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Cape Town in South Africa, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Cape Town over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Cape Town in South Africa this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Cape Town. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Thursday 21 November 202463°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Friday 22 November 202459°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 23 November 202461°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 24 November 202459°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Monday 25 November 202463°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 26 November 202461°F to 63°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 27 November 202459°F to 63°Fnot recommended

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Cape Town

Sea weather on Thursday 21 November 2024

On Thursday 21 November 2024, the sun will rise at 05:31 and will set at 19:34 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 63°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 24.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 30.5mph). Wave height will be up to 7.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity89%90%91%88%85%83%85%90%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover87%79%41%51%44%8%8%27%
Heat index18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)
Dew point16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)
Wind
Speed40km/h (25mph)33km/h (21mph)28km/h (17mph)28km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)36km/h (22mph)38km/h (23mph)36km/h (23mph)
Gusts46km/h (29mph)49km/h (30mph)41km/h (26mph)43km/h (27mph)35km/h (22mph)39km/h (24mph)41km/h (26mph)37km/h (23mph)
Direction 158°
SSE
145°
SE
145°
SE
146°
SE
150°
SSE
156°
SSE
151°
SSE
151°
SSE
Wind chill18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)
Waves
Height2.2m (7.3ft)2.1m (7.0ft)2.0m (6.6ft)1.9m (6.3ft)1.9m (6.3ft)2.0m (6.4ft)2.0m (6.7ft)2.1m (6.9ft)
Direction 222°
SW
222°
SW
223°
SW
224°
SW
225°
SW
226°
SW
227°
SW
223°
SW
Period11.5 sec.11.7 sec.11.7 sec.11.7 sec.11.6 sec.11.5 sec.11.6 sec.12.3 sec.
Significant height1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Friday 22 November 2024

On Friday 22 November 2024, the sun will rise at 05:31 and will set at 19:35 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.8mph). Wave height will be up to 6.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (62°F)15°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (62°F)15°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity92%93%92%91%91%85%81%82%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover29%22%11%34%76%7%3%79%
Heat index18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (62°F)15°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)14°C (57°F)12°C (54°F)14°C (57°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (18mph)15km/h (9mph)3km/h (2mph)9km/h (5mph)22km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)16km/h (10mph)
Gusts34km/h (21mph)26km/h (16mph)5km/h (3mph)14km/h (8mph)33km/h (21mph)35km/h (22mph)24km/h (15mph)25km/h (15mph)
Direction 142°
SE
140°
SE
44°
NE
335°
NNW
220°
SW
234°
SW
231°
SW
219°
SW
Wind chill18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (62°F)15°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height2.1m (7.0ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (6.8ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.0m (6.5ft)2.0m (6.6ft)1.9m (6.4ft)1.9m (6.2ft)
Direction 223°
SW
224°
SW
221°
SW
222°
SW
224°
SW
225°
SW
222°
SW
224°
SW
Period14.1 sec.13.2 sec.13.1 sec.13.1 sec.13.0 sec.12.7 sec.12.6 sec.12.5 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 23 November 2024

On Saturday 23 November 2024, the sun will rise at 05:31 and will set at 19:36 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 15.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.1mph). Wave height will be up to 7.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%84%85%82%82%78%78%81%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover29%59%78%63%4%3%3%0%
Heat index17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)14°C (57°F)
Wind
Speed13km/h (8mph)11km/h (7mph)2km/h (1mph)5km/h (3mph)15km/h (10mph)23km/h (14mph)25km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)
Gusts18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)3km/h (2mph)7km/h (5mph)26km/h (16mph)25km/h (16mph)27km/h (17mph)34km/h (21mph)
Direction 219°
SW
211°
SSW
305°
NW
258°
WSW
208°
SSW
198°
SSW
170°
S
154°
SSE
Wind chill17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (6.0ft)1.9m (6.3ft)2.1m (6.8ft)2.2m (7.3ft)2.3m (7.6ft)2.3m (7.6ft)2.3m (7.4ft)2.1m (7.1ft)
Direction 225°
SW
227°
SW
226°
SW
226°
SW
228°
SW
228°
SW
231°
SW
234°
SW
Period12.5 sec.12.4 sec.12.3 sec.12.3 sec.12.1 sec.12.0 sec.11.8 sec.11.7 sec.
Significant height0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 24 November 2024

On Sunday 24 November 2024, the sun will rise at 05:30 and will set at 19:37 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 22.4mph). Wave height will be up to 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)15°C (59°F)18°C (64°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)13°C (56°F)18°C (64°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%88%89%84%83%78%85%89%
Barometric pressure1016 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover0%4%9%0%0%0%0%15%
Heat index17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)15°C (59°F)18°C (64°F)
Dew point14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)16°C (61°F)
Wind
Speed24km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)16km/h (10mph)5km/h (3mph)21km/h (13mph)22km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)21km/h (13mph)
Gusts36km/h (23mph)33km/h (20mph)25km/h (16mph)7km/h (4mph)23km/h (14mph)23km/h (15mph)31km/h (19mph)33km/h (21mph)
Direction 157°
SSE
148°
SSE
146°
SSE
161°
SSE
195°
SSW
175°
S
170°
S
177°
S
Wind chill17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)13°C (56°F)18°C (64°F)
Waves
Height2.0m (6.7ft)1.9m (6.3ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)
Direction 237°
WSW
239°
WSW
241°
WSW
239°
WSW
240°
WSW
241°
WSW
243°
WSW
244°
WSW
Period11.6 sec.11.5 sec.11.4 sec.11.3 sec.11.2 sec.11.1 sec.10.9 sec.10.9 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)

Sea weather on Monday 25 November 2024

On Monday 25 November 2024, the sun will rise at 05:30 and will set at 19:38 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 63°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.1mph). Wave height will be up to 11.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity90%89%85%79%83%86%83%74%
Barometric pressure1014 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover15%19%8%1%57%59%74%21%
Heat index18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)14°C (58°F)12°C (54°F)
Wind
Speed14km/h (9mph)14km/h (9mph)15km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)19km/h (12mph)22km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)
Gusts22km/h (14mph)22km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)27km/h (17mph)33km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)33km/h (21mph)
Direction 179°
S
219°
SW
254°
WSW
310°
NW
313°
NW
291°
WNW
264°
W
247°
WSW
Wind chill18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.4m (4.7ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.9m (9.5ft)3.5m (11.5ft)
Direction 245°
WSW
245°
WSW
244°
WSW
244°
WSW
242°
WSW
240°
WSW
241°
WSW
238°
WSW
Period10.7 sec.10.2 sec.10.2 sec.9.9 sec.12.2 sec.16.4 sec.14.8 sec.13.8 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 26 November 2024

On Tuesday 26 November 2024, the sun will rise at 05:30 and will set at 19:39 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 63°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 28.6mph). Wave height will be up to 11.8ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%68%63%67%65%65%67%70%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover36%69%83%86%45%21%18%27%
Heat index17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point12°C (53°F)10°C (51°F)9°C (48°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (53°F)
Wind
Speed24km/h (15mph)28km/h (17mph)23km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)28km/h (18mph)30km/h (19mph)30km/h (19mph)30km/h (19mph)
Gusts34km/h (21mph)39km/h (24mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)41km/h (26mph)46km/h (29mph)46km/h (29mph)43km/h (27mph)
Direction 249°
WSW
242°
WSW
252°
WSW
243°
WSW
217°
SW
206°
SSW
187°
S
165°
SSE
Wind chill17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height3.6m (11.8ft)3.5m (11.5ft)3.3m (10.8ft)3.2m (10.5ft)3.1m (10.2ft)3.1m (10.2ft)3.1m (10.2ft)3.2m (10.5ft)
Direction 237°
WSW
237°
WSW
237°
WSW
239°
WSW
239°
WSW
237°
WSW
234°
SW
229°
SW
Period13.0 sec.12.6 sec.12.0 sec.11.7 sec.11.6 sec.11.4 sec.11.2 sec.11.0 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.9m (3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 27 November 2024

On Wednesday 27 November 2024, the sun will rise at 05:29 and will set at 19:40 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 63°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 26.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.7mph). Wave height will be up to 10.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)15°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity71%65%68%67%65%69%74%78%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1021 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover43%3%6%3%3%2%0%0%
Heat index17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point11°C (53°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)14°C (56°F)
Wind
Speed36km/h (22mph)34km/h (21mph)27km/h (17mph)28km/h (18mph)31km/h (19mph)37km/h (23mph)41km/h (26mph)42km/h (26mph)
Gusts51km/h (32mph)47km/h (29mph)38km/h (23mph)36km/h (23mph)33km/h (21mph)40km/h (25mph)45km/h (28mph)43km/h (27mph)
Direction 157°
SSE
147°
SSE
141°
SE
144°
SE
153°
SSE
157°
SSE
147°
SSE
147°
SSE
Wind chill17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)15°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height3.1m (10.2ft)2.9m (9.5ft)2.7m (8.9ft)2.5m (8.2ft)2.4m (7.9ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.4m (7.9ft)2.3m (7.5ft)
Direction 222°
SW
217°
SW
214°
SW
209°
SSW
206°
SSW
205°
SSW
203°
SSW
198°
SSW
Period10.8 sec.11.5 sec.13.3 sec.13.2 sec.13.2 sec.12.8 sec.11.2 sec.9.0 sec.
Significant height1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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