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Glen Beach surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 Mar 2024 SAST
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Glen Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Glen Beach sea temperature is 14.6°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.9 °C max: 20.4 °C min: 17.7 °C)
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Glen Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Glen Beach sea temperature is 14.6°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.9 °C max: 20.4 °C min: 17.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Glen Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Glen Beach at 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Glen Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
S
2
S
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
2.5
SSE
1.5
SW
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)1312121212121211111111111111111010101212121110101013121212121211111110101091413131313131212161615141414141313812888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)135210839608847366555735014373572832372332332041891852043373933531148160616751575266947774920445840683327263920991749149210887456429909058928788658518126036031374130812551336142314081242932843656527447488
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.57
5:40AM
1.63
6:07PM
1.49
6:18AM
1.53
6:53PM
1.40
7:10AM
1.41
8:05PM
1.32
8:40AM
1.31
10:01PM
1.31
10:48AM
1.31
11:41PM
1.43
12:16PM
1.44
12:43AM
1.60
1:12PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.46
11:25PM
0.57
11:54AM
0.54
12:00AM
0.66
12:34PM
0.64
12:49AM
0.76
1:36PM
0.74
2:18AM
0.86
3:26PM
0.81
4:40AM
0.83
5:19PM
0.75
6:09AM
0.68
6:28PM
0.62
7:06AM
0.51
7:19PM
0.47
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01----
Sunset--6:44-------6:43-------6:42-------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------6:36-------6:35-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192020191917171823262726221917171818191818171717181818181817171618191817161616151922212018171717222522201918191922242320
Feels °C (?)171716151715161823252626211815151615171615151515151516171715151416151412121314131618171716151615212219171716181922232118

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