Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) at 11AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1178 | 1051 | 933 | 706 | 614 | 623 | 513 | 495 | 581 | 787 | 265 | 643 | 595 | 573 | 187 | 194 | 157 | 157 | 114 | 312 | 333 | 341 | 330 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.50m | 3:00AM1.62m | 3:33PM1.55m | 3:50AM1.60m | 4:22PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.04m | 8:50PM0.14m | 9:22AM0.02m | 9:42PM0.11m | 10:09AM0.03m | 10:34PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
1178 | 1051 | 933 | 706 | 614 | 623 | 513 | 495 | 581 | 787 | 237 | 643 | 595 | 129 | 187 | 194 | 157 | 157 | 114 | 312 | 333 | 341 | 330 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | S 15 | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 10 | S 9 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
68 | 68 | 46 | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | 17 | — | 99 | 265 | 60 | 19 | 19 | 39 | 71 | 36 | 63 | 92 | 16 | 6 | — | 44 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | W 12 | WSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
— | — | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 295 | 590 | — | — | — | 573 | 151 | 128 | 116 | 106 | 112 | 116 | 139 | 175 | 120 | 109 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 47 | 6 | 5 |
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