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Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) surf break

Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 09 May 2025 SAST
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Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
3
WSW
3
SW
4.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121012131312121213131212121111111111111212121212121213171615151514141414131313131212121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)97598378662956635929466311412805319365021835171324173066253822331610125290670152637538174886410399489489481010124926212413213019761606152112891236976933854757679627540540496488503421414414371359293283268
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
NNE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
1.29
1:49AM
1.44
2:15PM
1.35
2:19AM
1.47
2:44PM
1.39
2:49AM
1.48
3:14PM
1.40
3:19AM
1.47
3:44PM
1.40
3:50AM
1.44
4:15PM
1.37
4:22AM
1.40
4:48PM
1.33
4:55AM
1.34
5:25PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.33
8:10AM
0.21
8:14PM
0.29
8:38AM
0.17
8:43PM
0.27
9:06AM
0.16
9:13PM
0.26
9:35AM
0.17
9:43PM
0.27
10:04AM
0.20
10:14PM
0.31
10:35AM
0.24
10:47PM
0.36
11:09AM
0.29
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:30----
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-------5:51-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192118161516151616161515141413141617161414131212151817151515151620232121212121222526242423232323272824212021202025262321
Feels °C (?)161513119899991012121411121415141313111010121615151413121318211920191818192224212120202020232321181617171622232219
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