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Sunset Beach surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 10 May 2024 SAST
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Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is 13.9°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.7 °C)
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Sunset Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Beach sea temperature is 13.9°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Sunset Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Beach at 12AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (11 May)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121212141413121312121212121212111111111120191818181716161616151414141313121212111111111111111917161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4076389336713425314127842544231822162047188816651453209122412183230415501474124995473665052840638433825825444171611691522192220001904183422572330230524462926284422411885157214341142101979962851741234640412681882371434242480
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
20
W
5
NNW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
0
NNE
10
SW
5
S
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassglassoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
1.68
5:08AM
1.66
5:39PM
1.59
5:49AM
1.52
6:25PM
1.50
6:36AM
1.38
7:21PM
1.41
7:37AM
1.26
8:33PM
1.35
9:03AM
1.19
9:58PM
1.35
10:40AM
1.20
11:10PM
1.39
11:49AM
1.27
12:02AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
0.49
11:21AM
0.45
11:41PM
0.61
12:01PM
0.57
12:32AM
0.72
12:48PM
0.68
1:41AM
0.81
1:51PM
0.77
3:17AM
0.85
3:18PM
0.82
4:47AM
0.82
4:41PM
0.81
5:48AM
0.74
5:42PM
0.76
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-----7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31------
Sunset5:55-------5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:51---
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Rain (mm)
11----------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C171616151415161717161514131315191917141313131823242119191920242221171716161618221917161717192125262222212123272827252625
Feels °C (?)141415141213141313131211101011151514111010101520211816161717211820171716161617201716151716181923242021202021262625232423

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