Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 634 | 634 | 634 | 553 | 545 | 536 | 421 | 421 | 357 | 351 | 299 | 304 | 249 | 238 | 184 | 175 | 144 | 116 | 112 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.45m | 3:39AM1.44m | 4:03PM1.51m | 4:10AM1.45m | 4:32PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.18m | 9:40PM0.25m | 9:51AM0.14m | 10:11PM0.21m | 10:19AM0.12m | 10:42PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 536 | 634 | 634 | 634 | 553 | 545 | 536 | 421 | 421 | 357 | 351 | 299 | 304 | 249 | 238 | 184 | 175 | 144 | 116 | 112 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 23 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 8 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 213 | 145 | 103 | 15 | 104 | 134 | 106 | 90 | 59 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 123 | 126 | 138 | 166 | 171 | 11 | 7 | 178 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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