Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkantstrand today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkantstrand at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Alkantstrand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 188 | 125 | 119 | 117 | 139 | 137 | 154 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 78 | 134 | 245 | 357 | 416 | 372 | 299 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.62m | 2:30AM1.66m | 2:47PM1.80m | 2:56AM1.80m | 3:12PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.39m | 8:34AM0.26m | 8:52PM0.23m | 9:00AM0.12m | 9:19PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 71 | 137 | 105 | 84 | 63 | 139 | 137 | 154 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 78 | 76 | 245 | 357 | 416 | 372 | 299 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 73 | 78 | 92 | 75 | 63 | 129 | 93 | 93 | 86 | 56 | 56 | 134 | 71 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 142 | 125 | 119 | 117 | 100 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 55 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 202 | 188 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 30 | 23 | 65 | 110 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 117 | 157 |
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