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Secret spot?We can hide it! Captains Surf Forecast / West Coast / South Africa6 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 May 2013 SASTCaptains surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Period (s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
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| Energy (?) | 1185 | 874 | 678 | 497 | 309 | 287 | 263 | 220 | 236 | 238 | 313 | 346 | 401 | 260 | 181 | 225 | 377 | 408 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross- off |
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cross | cross- on |
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High Tide / height (m) |
11:51PM 1.56 |
12:30PM 1.48 |
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12:43AM 1.67 |
1:19PM 1.60 |
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1:31AM 1.77 |
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2:05PM 1.70 |
2:18AM 1.85 |
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2:50PM 1.78 |
3:03AM 1.89 |
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3:35PM 1.83 |
3:49AM 1.88 |
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4:21PM 1.84 |
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6:20AM 0.52 |
6:29PM 0.57 |
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7:08AM 0.40 |
7:19PM 0.47 |
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7:53AM 0.30 |
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8:07PM 0.39 |
8:37AM 0.22 |
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8:53PM 0.33 |
9:21AM 0.19 |
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9:40PM 0.30 |
10:06AM 0.19 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Cape Town, South Africa which is 21 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Captains. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Captains blow from the E
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Today's Captains sea temperature is 16.9 °C (Statistics for 20 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 max: 18.0 min: 16.0 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | ||||||
| Low °C | 18 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:35 | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | 7:37 | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | - | 17:50 | - | - | 17:49 | - | - | 17:49 | - | - | 17:47 | - | - | 17:47 | - | - | 17:46 | ||||||
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FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Captains surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Captains at:
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Information about the Captains Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Captains provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Captains can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Captains surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Captains) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Captains may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Captains is 12 km (7 miles) from the city of Robben Island. If you plan a holiday in Western Cape, look for hotels and other accommodation in Robben Island. Robben Island has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
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