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
Sunday 14 December 202558°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Monday 15 December 202561°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 16 December 202563°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 17 December 202561°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 18 December 202559°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Friday 19 December 202561°F to 67°Fnot recommended
Saturday 20 December 202563°F to 68°Fnot recommended

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

Sea weather on Sunday 14 December 2025

On Sunday 14 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:30 and will set at 19:53 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 58°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 8.9ft today.

0:003:006:009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)18°C (64°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)13°C (55°F)18°C (64°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity66%66%66%64%64%67%72%80%
Barometric pressure1022 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa
Cloud cover4%4%4%0%0%0%0%13%
Heat index17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)18°C (64°F)
Dew point10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (51°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (49°F)14°C (58°F)
Wind
Speed15km/h (9mph)12km/h (7mph)12km/h (7mph)9km/h (6mph)22km/h (13mph)25km/h (16mph)23km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)
Gusts23km/h (14mph)18km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)13km/h (8mph)23km/h (14mph)29km/h (18mph)25km/h (15mph)34km/h (21mph)
Direction 171°
S
150°
SSE
153°
SSE
175°
S
209°
SSW
202°
SSW
185°
S
164°
SSE
Wind chill17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)13°C (55°F)18°C (64°F)
Waves
Height2.7m (8.9ft)2.6m (8.4ft)2.4m (8.0ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.1m (7.0ft)2.0m (6.7ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.1m (6.8ft)
Direction 235°
SW
234°
SW
234°
SW
233°
SW
233°
SW
231°
SW
230°
SW
228°
SW
Period12.4 sec.12.3 sec.12.0 sec.11.8 sec.11.7 sec.11.5 sec.11.2 sec.11.2 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)

Sea weather on Monday 15 December 2025

On Monday 15 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:30 and will set at 19:54 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°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 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 23mph). Wave height will be up to 7.5ft today.

0:003:006:009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%85%85%78%75%76%78%82%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover3%8%0%2%0%0%6%7%
Heat index18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)
Wind
Speed17km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)15km/h (10mph)12km/h (7mph)17km/h (11mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)
Gusts29km/h (18mph)31km/h (19mph)26km/h (16mph)18km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)27km/h (17mph)37km/h (23mph)
Direction 153°
SSE
152°
SSE
150°
SSE
158°
SSE
202°
SSW
205°
SSW
186°
S
158°
SSE
Wind chill18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Waves
Height2.1m (6.9ft)2.2m (7.1ft)2.2m (7.3ft)2.3m (7.6ft)2.3m (7.6ft)2.3m (7.7ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.2m (7.3ft)
Direction 227°
SW
226°
SW
226°
SW
226°
SW
227°
SW
228°
SW
230°
SW
231°
SW
Period11.1 sec.11.2 sec.11.3 sec.11.7 sec.12.0 sec.12.2 sec.12.5 sec.12.6 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 16 December 2025

On Tuesday 16 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:30 and will set at 19:54 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 21.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 8.2ft today.

0:003:006:009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity84%87%89%86%83%85%86%92%
Barometric pressure1008 hPa1007 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1008 hPa1007 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa
Cloud cover0%0%0%77%11%5%66%74%
Heat index18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)
Wind
Speed18km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)4km/h (2mph)13km/h (8mph)23km/h (14mph)27km/h (17mph)32km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)
Gusts32km/h (20mph)26km/h (16mph)6km/h (4mph)22km/h (14mph)28km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)38km/h (24mph)37km/h (23mph)
Direction 150°
SSE
165°
SSE
133°
SE
330°
NNW
340°
NNW
324°
NW
327°
NNW
338°
NNW
Wind chill18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height2.1m (7.1ft)2.1m (6.8ft)2.0m (6.5ft)1.9m (6.3ft)1.9m (6.4ft)2.0m (6.7ft)2.2m (7.3ft)2.5m (8.4ft)
Direction 232°
SW
233°
SW
234°
SW
235°
SW
237°
WSW
237°
WSW
246°
WSW
247°
WSW
Period12.7 sec.12.6 sec.12.5 sec.12.4 sec.12.3 sec.12.2 sec.12.3 sec.8.8 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 17 December 2025

On Wednesday 17 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:31 and will set at 19:55 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 21.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 30.5mph). Wave height will be up to 11.5ft today.

0:003:006:009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%71%71%66%63%58%61%60%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1010 hPa1013 hPa1015 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover79%78%34%85%8%7%40%50%
Heat index18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point16°C (61°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (53°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (48°F)8°C (46°F)9°C (47°F)9°C (48°F)
Wind
Speed20km/h (13mph)35km/h (22mph)32km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)28km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts34km/h (21mph)38km/h (24mph)46km/h (28mph)43km/h (27mph)49km/h (31mph)29km/h (18mph)40km/h (25mph)36km/h (23mph)
Direction 268°
W
229°
SW
213°
SSW
219°
SW
212°
SSW
208°
SSW
198°
SSW
193°
SSW
Wind chill18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height2.9m (9.5ft)3.2m (10.5ft)3.3m (10.9ft)3.4m (11.3ft)3.5m (11.4ft)3.3m (10.7ft)3.1m (10.1ft)2.9m (9.6ft)
Direction 241°
WSW
241°
WSW
241°
WSW
242°
WSW
240°
WSW
238°
WSW
225°
SW
217°
SW
Period9.5 sec.14.3 sec.10.6 sec.11.4 sec.11.3 sec.11.0 sec.12.4 sec.10.0 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 18 December 2025

On Thursday 18 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:31 and will set at 19:55 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°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 18mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.1mph). Wave height will be up to 8.9ft today.

0:003:006:009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity61%69%70%74%70%72%73%76%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1020 hPa1020 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1021 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa
Cloud cover42%70%83%69%77%10%0%0%
Heat index17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)
Dew point10°C (49°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)14°C (57°F)
Wind
Speed18km/h (11mph)12km/h (8mph)9km/h (5mph)3km/h (2mph)13km/h (8mph)26km/h (16mph)28km/h (17mph)29km/h (18mph)
Gusts26km/h (16mph)18km/h (11mph)13km/h (8mph)4km/h (2mph)20km/h (12mph)38km/h (24mph)37km/h (23mph)42km/h (26mph)
Direction 195°
SSW
196°
SSW
145°
SE
157°
SSE
199°
SSW
191°
S
179°
S
162°
SSE
Wind chill17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)
Waves
Height2.7m (9.0ft)2.4m (8.0ft)2.3m (7.7ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.1m (7.0ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.2m (7.2ft)
Direction 209°
SSW
205°
SSW
203°
SSW
207°
SSW
213°
SSW
214°
SSW
212°
SSW
212°
SSW
Period9.7 sec.10.9 sec.10.1 sec.10.4 sec.11.1 sec.11.5 sec.11.4 sec.11.4 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)2.0m (6.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)

Sea weather on Friday 19 December 2025

On Friday 19 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:31 and will set at 19:56 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°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! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 28mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.7mph). Wave height will be up to 8.9ft today.

0:003:006:009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%80%80%75%71%72%75%79%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover0%0%0%0%0%0%1%1%
Heat index18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)
Dew point14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)13°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)15°C (59°F)
Wind
Speed29km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)30km/h (19mph)27km/h (17mph)31km/h (19mph)37km/h (23mph)42km/h (26mph)45km/h (28mph)
Gusts38km/h (23mph)45km/h (28mph)46km/h (29mph)39km/h (24mph)35km/h (22mph)39km/h (24mph)45km/h (28mph)51km/h (32mph)
Direction 151°
SSE
148°
SSE
150°
SSE
150°
SSE
159°
SSE
162°
SSE
156°
SSE
149°
SSE
Wind chill18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (66°F)
Waves
Height2.2m (7.2ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.0m (6.6ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.4m (7.9ft)2.7m (8.9ft)2.6m (8.5ft)
Direction 210°
SSW
213°
SSW
222°
SW
222°
SW
221°
SW
202°
SSW
159°
SSE
155°
SSE
Period11.3 sec.11.2 sec.10.9 sec.10.6 sec.11.5 sec.13.2 sec.12.7 sec.12.0 sec.
Significant height1.9m (6.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.8m (5.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 20 December 2025

On Saturday 20 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:32 and will set at 19:57 on the beach(es) of Cape Town. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°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! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 30.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 33.6mph). Wave height will be up to 9.2ft today.

0:003:006:009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%83%83%75%65%68%75%79%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1015 hPa1014 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover0%1%2%0%0%0%0%0%
Heat index19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)
Dew point15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)14°C (58°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (56°F)16°C (60°F)
Wind
Speed46km/h (28mph)41km/h (26mph)37km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)40km/h (25mph)49km/h (30mph)49km/h (30mph)
Gusts53km/h (33mph)46km/h (29mph)38km/h (24mph)35km/h (21mph)35km/h (22mph)44km/h (27mph)53km/h (33mph)54km/h (34mph)
Direction 146°
SE
142°
SE
138°
SE
136°
SE
140°
SE
145°
SE
145°
SE
144°
SE
Wind chill19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)
Waves
Height2.3m (7.5ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.1m (6.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.8m (9.2ft)2.8m (9.2ft)
Direction 154°
SSE
154°
SSE
155°
SSE
155°
SSE
155°
SSE
156°
SSE
157°
SSE
178°
S
Period11.9 sec.11.6 sec.11.0 sec.10.7 sec.10.7 sec.13.6 sec.19.0 sec.18.0 sec.
Significant height1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.0m (6.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

Outside temperature

Wind speed

Precipitation

Wave height

Change units