Captains Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South-Africa – West Coast)
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Captains Spot ID: Type: beach and reef Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell WSW | Wind E Sea Temperature Today is: 16.9 °C |
Thursday, 23 May 2013, 08:51 Local time
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Captains in Western Cape is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. It very rarely gets crowded here. Submerged rocks are a hazard.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Cape Town, South Africa, 21 miles from Captains.
Captains Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Capetown International Airport, 32 km from Captains.
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Overall Captains Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
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This chart illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different di... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Captains surf consistency graph. Also see Captains surf quality by season and Captains surf quality by month. |
Captains Location Maps
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Captains:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Van Riebeek | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Beach Road | 2 mi |
| Third closest break | Holbaai | 2 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Haakgat | 2 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Derde Steen | 3 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Captains: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Brazil Buoy | 3922 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Lion Buoy | 5285 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Nice Buoy | 5344 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Middle Atlantic Buoy | 5419 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Gascogne Ouest Arcachon Buoy | 5628 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Captains: |
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| Closest tide station | Cape Town | 13 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Mosselbaai | 215 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Port Elizabeth | 413 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Luderitz Bay | 526 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | East London | 549 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Captains: |
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| Closest ski area | Tiffindell (South Africa) | 592 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Afri-Ski (Lesotho) | 694 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Cerro Castor (Argentina) | 4281 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Cerro Mirador (Chile) | 4437 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | El Fraile (Chile) | 4672 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Captains: |
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| Closest city location | Atlantis (South Africa) | 11 mi |
| Second closest city location | Cape Town (South Africa) | 15 mi |
| Third closest city location | Malmesbury (South Africa) | 23 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Khayelitsa (South Africa) | 27 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Kayamnandi (South Africa) | 27 mi |
- The nearest passenger airport to Captains is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 32 km (20 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to Captains is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 347 km (216 miles) away.
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