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Backhand Tube, Koeel Bay

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Spit, Koeel Bay

3:51 pm 6 Sep 2011


Koeel Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.2
Difficulty level: 3.0
Wind and kite surfing: 3.7
Crowds: 3.0

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Koeel Bay Surf Forecast / South Africa

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 13 pm Sunday 03 Jun 2012

Koeel Bay 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 (?) 1.8
SW
1.6
WSW
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2.3
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Period (s) (?) 12 12 11 11 13 13 12 13 16 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12
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Max-energy 964 722 662 524 1589 1831 1550 3165 6553 5860 4081 2884 6350 4680 4426 3935 4501 2524
Wind
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15
SE 15
E 5
NNE 15
W 10
W 15
WNW 20
S 20
SSE 10
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SSW 30
NW 35
NNW 20
WNW 20
W 15
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SSE 10
SE
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Koeel Bay blow from the ESE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Koeel Bay sea temperature is 17.1 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 16.5 max: 17.8 min: 15.4 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, fresh 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 some clouds rain shwrs heavy rain rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs clear clear
Rain (mm) - - - - - - 6 11 - - - 3 28 21 5 2 - -
High °C 21 18 21 23 19 16 17 14 13 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 12 13
Low °C 20 17 18 21 15 15 15 11 11 13 10 11 12 13 12 14 11 11
Chill °C (?) 21 18 21 23 19 15 17 12 12 13 11 9 10 11 12 13 10 12
Sunrise - - 7:43 - - 7:43 - - 7:43 - - 7:45 - - 7:45 - - 7:46
Sunset 17:42 - - 17:42 - - 17:42 - - 17:40 - - 17:40 - - 17:40 - -
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Koeel Bay is 18 km (11 miles) from the city of Grabouw. If you plan a holiday in Boland and Southern Cape, look for hotels and other accommodation in Grabouw. Grabouw has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.