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Cape Town

Tide station

Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (SAST). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next high tide

1.2 m (4.1 ft)Today · 11:27 AM

Next low tide

0.7 m (2.2 ft)Today · 5:55 PM

High tide is 43 min from now and will rise 0.0 m (0.1 ft).

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Tide station

Predicted rise and fall

This column is the predicted rise and fall from the moon and the sun, in metres and in feet. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat. The clocks are local time at this station.

High tide is 43 min from now and will rise 0.0 m (0.1 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 20	High	11:27 AM	1.25 m (4.10 ft)
	Low	5:55 PM	0.68 m (2.25 ft)
	High	11:55 PM	1.22 m (4.00 ft)
Wednesday, October 21	Low	5:57 AM	0.63 m (2.07 ft)
	High	12:13 PM	1.38 m (4.52 ft)
	Low	6:36 PM	0.56 m (1.84 ft)
Thursday, October 22	High	12:38 AM	1.33 m (4.37 ft)
	Low	6:37 AM	0.52 m (1.71 ft)
	High	12:49 PM	1.51 m (4.96 ft)
	Low	7:10 PM	0.44 m (1.44 ft)
Friday, October 23	High	1:14 AM	1.45 m (4.75 ft)
	Low	7:11 AM	0.42 m (1.38 ft)
	High	1:22 PM	1.64 m (5.37 ft)
	Low	7:43 PM	0.32 m (1.06 ft)
Saturday, October 24	High	1:49 AM	1.55 m (5.10 ft)
	Low	7:45 AM	0.33 m (1.08 ft)
	High	1:55 PM	1.74 m (5.71 ft)
	Low	8:15 PM	0.22 m (0.72 ft)
Sunday, October 25	High	2:23 AM	1.64 m (5.38 ft)
	Low	8:19 AM	0.26 m (0.86 ft)
	High	2:30 PM	1.81 m (5.94 ft)
	Low	8:49 PM	0.14 m (0.47 ft)
Monday, October 26	High	2:59 AM	1.70 m (5.57 ft)
	Low	8:55 AM	0.22 m (0.73 ft)
	High	3:06 PM	1.84 m (6.03 ft)
	Low	9:25 PM	0.11 m (0.35 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	High	3:37 AM	1.72 m (5.63 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	9:34 AM	0.22 m (0.73 ft)

See more tides through Sunday, November 29

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 27	High	3:45 PM	1.82 m (5.96 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	10:04 PM	0.12 m (0.40 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	4:17 AM	1.69 m (5.55 ft)
	Low	10:15 AM	0.26 m (0.86 ft)
	High	4:27 PM	1.75 m (5.73 ft)
	Low	10:45 PM	0.19 m (0.63 ft)
Thursday, October 29	High	5:00 AM	1.63 m (5.34 ft)
	Low	11:00 AM	0.34 m (1.13 ft)
	High	5:12 PM	1.63 m (5.36 ft)
	Low	11:30 PM	0.31 m (1.00 ft)
Friday, October 30	High	5:49 AM	1.53 m (5.04 ft)
	Low	11:54 AM	0.46 m (1.50 ft)
	High	6:04 PM	1.49 m (4.90 ft)
Saturday, October 31	Low	12:24 AM	0.45 m (1.46 ft)
	High	6:47 AM	1.43 m (4.70 ft)
	Low	1:03 PM	0.57 m (1.88 ft)
	High	7:10 PM	1.35 m (4.44 ft)
Sunday, November 1	Low	1:35 AM	0.58 m (1.90 ft)
	High	8:04 AM	1.36 m (4.45 ft)
	Low	2:37 PM	0.65 m (2.12 ft)
	High	8:39 PM	1.25 m (4.10 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	3:10 AM	0.65 m (2.13 ft)
	High	9:38 AM	1.35 m (4.44 ft)
	Low	4:18 PM	0.63 m (2.05 ft)
	High	10:20 PM	1.24 m (4.07 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	Low	4:42 AM	0.63 m (2.07 ft)
	High	10:59 AM	1.43 m (4.68 ft)
	Low	5:35 PM	0.54 m (1.77 ft)
	High	11:39 PM	1.30 m (4.27 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	Low	5:49 AM	0.56 m (1.85 ft)
	High	11:59 AM	1.52 m (4.99 ft)
	Low	6:30 PM	0.44 m (1.44 ft)
Thursday, November 5	High	12:34 AM	1.38 m (4.53 ft)
	Low	6:38 AM	0.49 m (1.60 ft)
	High	12:45 PM	1.61 m (5.28 ft)
	Low	7:13 PM	0.35 m (1.16 ft)
Friday, November 6	High	1:17 AM	1.46 m (4.78 ft)
	Low	7:19 AM	0.43 m (1.41 ft)
	High	1:25 PM	1.67 m (5.47 ft)
	Low	7:49 PM	0.29 m (0.96 ft)
Saturday, November 7	High	1:55 AM	1.52 m (4.98 ft)
	Low	7:54 AM	0.39 m (1.29 ft)
	High	2:01 PM	1.70 m (5.56 ft)
	Low	8:21 PM	0.26 m (0.85 ft)
Sunday, November 8	High	2:29 AM	1.56 m (5.13 ft)
	Low	8:27 AM	0.38 m (1.25 ft)
	High	2:34 PM	1.69 m (5.55 ft)
	Low	8:50 PM	0.25 m (0.82 ft)
Monday, November 9	High	3:02 AM	1.59 m (5.21 ft)
	Low	8:59 AM	0.39 m (1.29 ft)
	High	3:07 PM	1.66 m (5.45 ft)
	Low	9:19 PM	0.26 m (0.85 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	High	3:33 AM	1.59 m (5.21 ft)
	Low	9:29 AM	0.42 m (1.38 ft)
	High	3:38 PM	1.61 m (5.29 ft)
	Low	9:48 PM	0.29 m (0.95 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	High	4:04 AM	1.56 m (5.13 ft)
	Low	10:00 AM	0.46 m (1.51 ft)
	High	4:09 PM	1.55 m (5.08 ft)
	Low	10:17 PM	0.34 m (1.12 ft)
Thursday, November 12	High	4:35 AM	1.52 m (4.98 ft)
	Low	10:32 AM	0.51 m (1.69 ft)
	High	4:40 PM	1.48 m (4.84 ft)
	Low	10:49 PM	0.41 m (1.33 ft)
Friday, November 13	High	5:07 AM	1.46 m (4.78 ft)
	Low	11:05 AM	0.58 m (1.89 ft)
	High	5:15 PM	1.40 m (4.59 ft)
	Low	11:23 PM	0.48 m (1.59 ft)
Saturday, November 14	High	5:44 AM	1.39 m (4.55 ft)
	Low	11:45 AM	0.64 m (2.11 ft)
	High	5:53 PM	1.31 m (4.31 ft)
Sunday, November 15	Low	12:04 AM	0.57 m (1.86 ft)
	High	6:27 AM	1.32 m (4.32 ft)
	Low	12:35 PM	0.71 m (2.34 ft)
	High	6:42 PM	1.23 m (4.04 ft)
Monday, November 16	Low	12:55 AM	0.64 m (2.11 ft)
	High	7:25 AM	1.26 m (4.14 ft)
	Low	1:50 PM	0.76 m (2.50 ft)
	High	7:50 PM	1.16 m (3.81 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	Low	2:05 AM	0.70 m (2.29 ft)
	High	8:44 AM	1.25 m (4.10 ft)
	Low	3:25 PM	0.76 m (2.50 ft)
	High	9:22 PM	1.14 m (3.75 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	Low	3:29 AM	0.71 m (2.33 ft)
	High	10:04 AM	1.29 m (4.25 ft)
	Low	4:45 PM	0.70 m (2.28 ft)
	High	10:44 PM	1.19 m (3.89 ft)
Thursday, November 19	Low	4:41 AM	0.67 m (2.19 ft)
	High	11:05 AM	1.38 m (4.54 ft)
	Low	5:42 PM	0.59 m (1.94 ft)
	High	11:44 PM	1.27 m (4.18 ft)
Friday, November 20	Low	5:38 AM	0.60 m (1.96 ft)
	High	11:55 AM	1.49 m (4.89 ft)
	Low	6:28 PM	0.47 m (1.56 ft)
Saturday, November 21	High	12:32 AM	1.38 m (4.52 ft)
	Low	6:26 AM	0.51 m (1.68 ft)
	High	12:39 PM	1.60 m (5.24 ft)
	Low	7:08 PM	0.36 m (1.17 ft)
Sunday, November 22	High	1:16 AM	1.48 m (4.87 ft)
	Low	7:10 AM	0.42 m (1.39 ft)
	High	1:21 PM	1.69 m (5.54 ft)
	Low	7:47 PM	0.25 m (0.82 ft)
Monday, November 23	High	1:58 AM	1.58 m (5.19 ft)
	Low	7:54 AM	0.34 m (1.13 ft)
	High	2:04 PM	1.75 m (5.76 ft)
	Low	8:28 PM	0.17 m (0.56 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	High	2:40 AM	1.66 m (5.44 ft)
	Low	8:38 AM	0.29 m (0.94 ft)
	High	2:48 PM	1.79 m (5.86 ft)
	Low	9:09 PM	0.13 m (0.43 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	High	3:24 AM	1.70 m (5.59 ft)
	Low	9:24 AM	0.26 m (0.85 ft)
	High	3:34 PM	1.78 m (5.84 ft)
	Low	9:53 PM	0.14 m (0.45 ft)
Thursday, November 26	High	4:09 AM	1.71 m (5.62 ft)
	Low	10:12 AM	0.27 m (0.90 ft)
	High	4:21 PM	1.73 m (5.68 ft)
	Low	10:39 PM	0.19 m (0.63 ft)
Friday, November 27	High	4:57 AM	1.69 m (5.54 ft)
	Low	11:04 AM	0.33 m (1.07 ft)
	High	5:10 PM	1.65 m (5.41 ft)
	Low	11:29 PM	0.28 m (0.93 ft)
Saturday, November 28	High	5:47 AM	1.64 m (5.37 ft)
	Low	12:00 PM	0.41 m (1.34 ft)
	High	6:04 PM	1.54 m (5.04 ft)
Sunday, November 29	Low	12:22 AM	0.39 m (1.29 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	6:43 AM	1.57 m (5.14 ft)

This water today

Sunset is 7:04 PM, 69 minutes after the low at 5:55 PM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dusk. The tide at Cape Town is rising toward a high of 1.2 m (4.1 ft) at 11:27 AM. The highest tide on this page is 1.8 m (6.0 ft) on Monday, October 26, in 6 days. That peak falls on the full moon, a spring tide.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Monday, October 26, 2026. That is 6 days from today. It is the highest high tide in the coming lunar cycle, about a month of tides. What a king tide is.

The next neap is Tuesday, October 20, 2026. That is today. That day has the smallest rise and fall in the coming two weeks, the opposite of a king tide.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Cape Town. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the MET Norway forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 67% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:59 AM and sunset is 7:04 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 m (2.4 ft) at 5:00 AM, a high of 1.2 m (4.1 ft) at 11:27 AM, a low of 0.7 m (2.2 ft) at 5:55 PM, and a high of 1.2 m (4.0 ft) at 11:55 PM. The low at 5:00 AM is 59 minutes before sunrise. The low at 5:55 PM is 69 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 18°C, wind 15 kn N, rain 4.6 mm, pressure 1018 hPa (30.05 in), falling.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 77% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:58 AM and sunset is 7:04 PM. The tides are a low of 0.6 m (2.1 ft) at 5:57 AM, a high of 1.4 m (4.5 ft) at 12:13 PM, and a low of 0.6 m (1.8 ft) at 6:36 PM. The low at 5:57 AM is 1 minute before sunrise. The low at 6:36 PM is 28 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 19°C, wind 18 kn N, rain 5.7 mm.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 85% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:57 AM and sunset is 7:05 PM. The tides are a high of 1.3 m (4.4 ft) at 12:38 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.7 ft) at 6:37 AM, a high of 1.5 m (5.0 ft) at 12:49 PM, and a low of 0.4 m (1.4 ft) at 7:10 PM. The low at 6:37 AM is 40 minutes after sunrise. The low at 7:10 PM is 5 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 18°C, wind 8 kn NW, rain 1.7 mm.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 92% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:56 AM and sunset is 7:06 PM. The tides are a high of 1.4 m (4.7 ft) at 1:14 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.4 ft) at 7:11 AM, a high of 1.6 m (5.4 ft) at 1:22 PM, and a low of 0.3 m (1.1 ft) at 7:43 PM. The low at 7:11 AM is 75 minutes after sunrise. The low at 7:43 PM is 37 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 21°C, wind 8 kn W.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 97% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:55 AM and sunset is 7:07 PM. The tides are a high of 1.6 m (5.1 ft) at 1:49 AM, a low of 0.3 m (1.1 ft) at 7:45 AM, a high of 1.7 m (5.7 ft) at 1:55 PM, and a low of 0.2 m (0.7 ft) at 8:15 PM. The low at 7:45 AM is 110 minutes after sunrise. The low at 8:15 PM is 68 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 26°C, wind 8 kn S.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 0.98 m (3.20 ft)
Mean high water: 1.48 m (4.86 ft)
Mean low water: 0.51 m (1.66 ft)
Mean sea level: 0.97 m (3.18 ft)

These levels use the same zero as the tide table, lowest astronomical tide. Each height is shown in metres and in feet. Mean tide range is the average rise from low to high.

Sun and moon

First light: 4:31 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 5:02 AM
Dawn: 5:33 AM
Blue hour, morning: 5:33 AM to 5:43 AM
Golden hour, morning: 5:43 AM to 6:32 AM
Sunrise: 5:58 AM
Solar noon: 12:31 PM
Golden hour, evening: 6:31 PM to 7:20 PM
Sunset: 7:04 PM
Blue hour, evening: 7:20 PM to 7:30 PM
Dusk: 7:30 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 8:01 PM
Last light: 8:33 PM
Day length: 13 hours 6 minutes
Moon: First Quarter, about 67% lit
Moonrise: 1:24 PM
Moonset: 2:42 AM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

Forecast

Tuesday 18°C
Rain
15 kn N · Rain 4.6 mm · 1018 hPa (30.05 in), falling
Wednesday 19°C
Rain
18 kn N · Rain 5.7 mm
Thursday 18°C
Rain
8 kn NW · Rain 1.7 mm
Friday 21°C
Partly cloudy
8 kn W
Saturday 26°C
Partly cloudy
8 kn S

Data from MET Norway. Temperature is Celsius and wind is knots.

Hart-Davis, Michael; Dettmering, Denise; Seitz, Florian (2025). TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Marinas

Granger Bay Harbour0.2 mi
Royal Cape Yacht Club2.0 mi

Beaches

Three Anchor Bay beach1.2 mi
Rocklands Beach1.5 mi
Milton Beach2.0 mi
Broken Baths Beach2.1 mi
Sunset Beach2.5 mi
Queens Beach2.7 mi

Parks

Green Point Park0.9 mi
The V&A Battery Park0.9 mi
De Smit Street Park1.1 mi
Prom Park1.1 mi
Strand Street Quarry Sports Field1.2 mi
Fort Road Park1.3 mi

Nature reserves

Table Bay Nature Reserve5.6 mi
Intaka Island5.7 mi
Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve6.0 mi
Rietvlei Wetland Reserve6.1 mi
Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area7.7 mi

Nearby tide stations

Simons Town20 mi · Western Cape
Saldahna Bay67 mi · Western Cape
Mossel Bay214 mi · Western Cape
Mossel Bay225 mi · Western Cape
Knysna266 mi · Western Cape
Port Nolloth332 mi · Northern Cape

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