Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bloubergstrand today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bloubergstrand at 3AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bloubergstrand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2233 | 2346 | 3167 | 3959 | 4507 | 3861 | 3314 | 3149 | 3350 | 3344 | 3371 | 3267 | 3385 | 3570 | 3673 | 4193 | 4370 | 4250 | 4005 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.55m | 8:24AM1.33m | 8:57PM1.47m | 9:53AM1.28m | 10:28PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.62m | 2:24PM0.69m | 3:42AM0.67m | 4:01PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2233 | 2346 | 3167 | 3959 | 4507 | 3861 | 3314 | 3149 | 3350 | 3344 | 3371 | 3267 | 3385 | 3570 | 3673 | 4193 | 4370 | 4250 | 4005 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 50 | 64 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 185 | 189 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 66 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 0 |
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