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Beach Road surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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Beach Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Beach Road sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Beach Road today?
The current surf forecast for Beach Road at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
625 | 456 | 456 | 302 | 351 | 483 | 494 | 527 | 314 | 432 | 208 | 361 | 2432 | 3378 | 3406 | 3066 | 2725 | 2067 | 1874 | 1817 | 1568 | 1576 | 1805 | 2027 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.47m | 2:12PM1.37m | 2:17AM1.50m | 2:43PM1.41m | 2:47AM1.51m | 3:12PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.15m | 8:13PM0.24m | 8:38AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.22m | 9:07AM0.11m | 9:14PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
625 | 456 | 456 | 302 | 351 | 150 | 494 | 527 | 314 | 224 | 191 | 361 | 2432 | 3378 | 3406 | 3066 | 2725 | 2067 | 1874 | 1817 | 1568 | 1576 | 1805 | 2027 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | — |
273 | 275 | 213 | 196 | 173 | 202 | 265 | 224 | 195 | 166 | 208 | 103 | 69 | 25 | 13 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | 21 | 102 | 128 | 187 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 85 | 65 | 2 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 483 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 432 | 102 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 53 | 33 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 45 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 175 | 197 | 325 |
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