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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 7PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Beach Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 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 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
536 | 2336 | 3278 | 3406 | 3257 | 2560 | 2067 | 1874 | 2013 | 1706 | 1760 | 1913 | 2110 | 2282 | 2285 | 2053 | 1782 | 1603 | 1349 | 1143 | 936 | 850 | 740 | 622 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.41m | 2:47AM1.51m | 3:12PM1.42m | 3:17AM1.49m | 3:42PM1.41m | 3:47AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.22m | 9:07AM0.11m | 9:14PM0.22m | 9:35AM0.12m | 9:44PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 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 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
137 | 2336 | 3278 | 3406 | 3257 | 2560 | 2067 | 1874 | 2013 | 1706 | 1760 | 1913 | 2110 | 2282 | 2285 | 2053 | 1782 | 1603 | 1349 | 1143 | 936 | 850 | 740 | 622 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
146 | 49 | 25 | 13 | 49 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 17 | 157 | 195 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 302 | 295 | 463 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 72 | 127 | 124 | 258 | 138 | 106 | 133 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
536 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 34 | 38 | 33 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 66 | 11 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 197 | 278 | 197 | 197 | 175 | 157 | 85 | 85 | 101 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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