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Cape St Francis surf Forecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 SAST
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Cape St Francis surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape St Francis sea temperature is 15.7°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 22.8 °C min: 19.9 °C)
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Cape St Francis surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape St Francis sea temperature is 15.7°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 22.8 °C min: 19.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Cape St Francis today?

The current surf forecast for Cape St Francis at 6AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Cape St Francis. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.5
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.9
SSE
1.6
S
1.8
SE
1.3
SSE
1
S
1.6
E
2.2
ESE
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)12111167888888876677788888888889999910101091616151514141313121212111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)21416011618236851052942842731837819611216637448350967269060958171938233929826523417114515213213714211711711787309476553517496474506475439344404418459389534536466457441385262214162
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
15
WSW
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
1.61
4:57PM
1.47
5:06AM
1.54
5:28PM
1.40
5:39AM
1.45
6:06PM
1.31
6:19AM
1.34
6:57PM
1.21
7:14AM
1.21
8:15PM
1.13
8:46AM
1.11
10:10PM
1.15
10:48AM
1.11
11:41PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
0.17
10:50AM
0.13
10:55PM
0.22
11:20AM
0.19
11:27PM
0.30
11:56AM
0.28
12:06AM
0.41
12:41PM
0.39
1:00AM
0.52
1:45PM
0.49
2:30AM
0.62
3:23PM
0.54
4:36AM
0.60
5:05PM
0.49
6:06AM
0.46
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise---6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset------5:44-------5:43-------5:40-------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-----
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Rain (mm)
-1221--------------------1----------------------------------
Temp. °C181919191918181818181716181919181816161722262524252521182019181818181819202019181817171719191818171717171819191818171717
Feels °C (?)141818161514141414151312131313121210111419232325242418151715161818181818191818171816161617171718161615161818181717151414

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