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Cape Vidal surf Forecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 SAST
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Cape Vidal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Vidal sea temperature is 27.4°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 26.2 °C max: 27.4 °C min: 24.6 °C)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Cape Vidal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Vidal sea temperature is 27.4°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 26.2 °C max: 27.4 °C min: 24.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Cape Vidal today?

The current surf forecast for Cape Vidal at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)17s

Table - waves today at Cape Vidal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SE
0.9
SSE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.7
ESE
1.7
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)999991716161514141413138887788878888888888999999999999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)274280239192155195223223191186183121114114997471739410717394173193219235383393476587533476513550575718694771854755680614549480416416357311311318274320337337318269225220185185
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
15
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
1.87
5:58AM
1.88
6:09PM
1.74
6:26AM
1.72
6:40PM
1.58
7:01AM
1.54
7:22PM
1.39
8:00AM
1.34
9:19PM
1.22
11:17AM
1.25
12:34AM
1.35
1:05PM
1.44
1:35AM
1.63
1:54PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.18
11:49PM
0.21
12:08PM
0.30
12:17AM
0.35
12:39PM
0.45
12:50AM
0.52
1:19PM
0.64
1:40AM
0.73
2:39PM
0.83
4:02AM
0.89
5:53PM
0.82
6:50AM
0.74
7:14PM
0.60
7:46AM
0.50
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset----5:50-------5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------
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Rain (mm)
-21----1121-----11------------1-1-----33111---1-------11----
Temp. °C222224252525242423242424242424232223242525242422222225252525242423242626262624232423242525242322222224242424232323232323
Feels °C (?)222122232222222323242323222223232222212121212220202022212122232523242625252826222220212223222120212123232323222222222121

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