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Pringle Bay Beach

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3:52 pm 6 Sep 2011


Glencairn ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Glencairn Surf Forecast / South Africa

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 07 am Monday 04 Jun 2012

Glencairn surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 2.3
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Period (s) (?) 14 14 12 16 15 14 13 12 - 12 12 12 14 11 11 10 10 10
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Max-energy 1942 726 3192 8467 7439 5682 3621 6029 0 4786 4372 4618 3060 1847 1316 720 490 347
Wind
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NW 35
S 25
SSE 15
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NW 45
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SSE 15
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Glencairn blow from the WNW
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Glencairn sea temperature is 17.0 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 16.5 max: 17.9 min: 15.5 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).
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Rain (mm) - 4 10 - - 4 16 15 5 3 2 3 - - - - - -
High °C 16 17 13 13 13 12 12 14 14 14 15 14 13 14 11 12 14 14
Low °C 15 14 12 12 12 11 11 13 14 14 14 13 12 13 10 10 14 13
Chill °C (?) 15 16 10 12 12 11 8 12 12 12 13 12 11 12 8 11 14 14
Sunrise 7:45 - - 7:46 - - 7:46 - - 7:47 - - 7:47 - - 7:48 - -
Sunset - 17:43 - - 17:43 - - 17:43 - - 17:43 - - 17:43 - - 17:43 -
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Are you planning a holiday in Cape Peninsula? If you are looking for accommodation near Glencairn, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Cape Peninsula, consider staying in Cape Town which is 22 km (14 miles) away. Other places in and around Cape Peninsula where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Bellville which is 30 km (19 miles) away, Robben Island, Kayamnandi and Stellenbosch.