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Platboom surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Platboom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Platboom sea temperature is 13.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.3 °C min: 16.4 °C)
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Platboom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Platboom sea temperature is 13.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.3 °C min: 16.4 °C)
How big are the waves at Platboom today?
The current surf forecast for Platboom at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Platboom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 221 | 314 | 154 | 440 | 680 | 302 | 734 | 984 | 1643 | 1581 | 1563 | 1402 | 1382 | 2354 | 2175 | 1857 | 1638 | 1505 | 1273 | 1155 | 1048 | 1077 | 1262 | 1138 | 1092 | 984 | 899 | 813 | 726 | 623 | 511 | 386 | 380 | 286 | 199 | 190 | 144 | 277 | 831 | 970 | 1395 | 1344 | 1118 | 961 | 863 | 772 | 688 | 664 | 600 | 612 | 650 | 717 | 672 | 625 | 490 | 395 | 258 | 192 | 150 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:07PM 1.42 | 4:13AM 1.48 | 4:38PM 1.37 | 4:45AM 1.42 | 5:12PM 1.31 | 5:21AM 1.34 | 5:54PM 1.24 | 6:05AM 1.25 | 6:49PM 1.16 | 7:06AM 1.15 | 8:08PM 1.12 | 8:39AM 1.08 | 9:46PM 1.15 | 10:22AM 1.10 | 11:05PM 1.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:05PM 0.23 | 10:28AM 0.15 | 10:36PM 0.27 | 11:00AM 0.21 | 11:10PM 0.34 | 11:38AM 0.28 | 11:53PM 0.42 | 12:26PM 0.37 | 12:51AM 0.51 | 1:32PM 0.45 | 2:22AM 0.57 | 3:05PM 0.49 | 4:13AM 0.52 | 4:37PM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
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