Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alkantstrand today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alkantstrand at 11AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Alkantstrand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 111 | 167 | 113 | 198 | 184 | 57 | 78 | 512 | 1393 | 2760 | 3529 | 3082 | 2721 | 2420 | 2093 | 2208 | 2104 | 1847 | 1409 | 1326 | 1206 | 1295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.37m | 1:54AM1.54m | 2:25PM1.59m | 2:45AM1.71m | 3:10PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.61m | 7:31PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.42m | 8:31PM0.36m | 8:55AM0.23m | 9:16PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 89 | 89 | 51 | 62 | 198 | 91 | 38 | 78 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 92 | 121 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 154 | 190 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 160 | 111 | 65 | 113 | 60 | 184 | 57 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 153 | 203 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SE 7 | E 9 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 110 | 26 | 2 | 60 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 61 | 48 | 48 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 167 | 62 | 116 | 2 | 100 | 246 | 512 | 1393 | 2760 | 3529 | 3082 | 2721 | 2420 | 2093 | 2208 | 2104 | 1847 | 1409 | 1326 | 1206 | 1295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 0 | 512 | 0 | 55 | 204 | 893 | 840 | 512 | 559 | 484 | 440 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 1057 | 1057 | 1389 | 1057 | 625 |
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