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Alkantstrand Surf Photo: 'Eric Maartens' by Eric Maartens

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Alkantstrand sea temperature is

21.8° C

0.3°

Alkantstrand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SW	S	SSE	ENE
	16 s	off	5 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S		SSE	S
	16 s	glass		16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E		SSE	ENE
	15 s	cross- on		15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ENE		S	SSE
	15 s	on		12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NE	ENE	S	SW
	14 s	on	3 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE	NE	S	SSE
	14 s	on	4 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE	NE	S	E
	14 s	cross- on	4 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE	NE	S	E
	13 s	cross- on	5 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE	NE	S	E
	13 s	cross- on	5 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE	NE	S	SW
	13 s	cross- on	5 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE	NE	S	SW
	13 s	cross- on	6 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE	NE	S	SW
	12 s	on	6 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNE	NE	S	SW
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NE	S	SW
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	N	NE	SSE	SW
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 June at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	N	NE	SSE	SSE
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 June at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	N	NE	SSE	SW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 June at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Alkantstrand around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 40 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.2m (4.1 ft). Range 2.24m (7.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Alkantstrand Surf Photo: 'Eric Maartens' by Eric Maartens

Photo by: Daz Visser

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User: Eric Maartens (2 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:32 am 1 Jun 2013