Secret spot?We can hide it! Glen Beach Surf Forecast / South Africa6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 13 pm Sunday 03 Jun 2012Glen Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Period (s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 956 | 710 | 565 | 524 | 1613 | 1942 | 1064 | 3557 | 6668 | 6093 | 4011 | 2702 | 5910 | 4819 | 4705 | 4450 | 4915 | 3372 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross- off |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Glen Beach blow from the E
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Today's Glen Beach sea temperature is 16.9 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 16.5 max: 17.9 min: 15.4 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 3 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 2 | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Low °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | 7:47 | ||||||
| Sunset | 17:44 | - | - | 17:44 | - | - | 17:44 | - | - | 17:44 | - | - | 17:44 | - | - | 17:44 | - | - | ||||||
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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 Glen Beach 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.
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Information about the Glen Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Glen Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Glen Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Glen Beach 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 (Glen Beach) 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 Glen Beach 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.
Are you planning a holiday in Cape Peninsula? If you are looking for accommodation near Glen Beach, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Cape Peninsula, consider staying in Cape Town which is 9 km (6 miles) away. Other places in and around Cape Peninsula where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Robben Island which is 16 km (10 miles) away, Bellville, Atlantis and Kayamnandi.
