Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape St Martin today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape St Martin at 3PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2479 | 2031 | 2191 | 2091 | 1753 | 1622 | 1269 | 1039 | 444 | 722 | 587 | 361 | 1032 | 677 | 811 | 784 | 754 | 729 | 716 | 716 | 716 | 513 | 792 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.54m | 5:44AM1.43m | 6:03PM1.40m | 6:44AM1.33m | 7:11PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.21m | 11:27PM0.17m | 11:49AM0.32m | 00:20AM0.31m | 12:54PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2479 | 2031 | 2191 | 2091 | 1753 | 1622 | 1269 | 1039 | 444 | 722 | 587 | 263 | 1032 | 677 | 811 | 784 | 754 | 729 | 716 | 716 | 716 | 513 | 792 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 11 | SW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 335 | 6 | 152 | 272 | — | 2 | 2 | 85 | 47 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 2 | 352 | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 80 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 35 | 34 | 45 | 78 | 169 | 251 | 200 | 213 | 182 | 247 | 361 | 398 | 379 | 293 | 225 | 217 | 150 | 114 | 91 | 363 | 141 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 474 | 227 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 420 | 420 | 218 | 121 | 59 | 2 | 123 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 243 | 243 |
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