Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape St Martin today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape St Martin at 1PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1788 | 1647 | 1442 | 1338 | 1500 | 1151 | 1096 | 980 | 889 | 874 | 723 | 603 | 517 | 308 | 542 | 847 | 1077 | 1558 | 1657 | 1850 | 1850 | 1432 | 1444 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:55PM1.13m | 1:01AM1.19m | 1:35PM1.25m | 1:40AM1.29m | 2:07PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.54m | 7:09PM0.58m | 7:28AM0.43m | 7:47PM0.46m | 7:59AM0.32m | 8:18PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1788 | 1647 | 1442 | 1338 | 1500 | 1151 | 1096 | 980 | 889 | 874 | 723 | 603 | 517 | 308 | 542 | 847 | 1077 | 1558 | 1657 | 1850 | 1850 | 1432 | 1444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 103 | 98 | 171 | — | 66 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 129 | 248 | 303 | 249 | 206 | 85 | 85 | — | — | 142 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 47 | — | 122 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 265 | — | 38 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 80 | 118 | 104 | 123 | 304 | 379 | 371 | 335 | 266 | 306 | 355 | 482 | 657 | 470 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 129 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 243 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 529 | 474 | 129 | 0 |
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