
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape St Martin today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape St Martin at 10PM is: 1.0m 23s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
857 | 692 | 1208 | 1410 | 1710 | 1737 | 1745 | 1901 | 2024 | 2041 | 1821 | 1809 | 1692 | 1765 | 2861 | 2829 | 2511 | 2164 | 2164 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.59m | 2:48AM1.60m | 3:13PM1.70m | 3:30AM1.64m | 3:53PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.03m | 9:28PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.00m | 10:08PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
857 | 636 | 379 | 1410 | 1710 | 1737 | 1745 | 1901 | 2024 | 2041 | 1821 | 1809 | 1692 | 1765 | 2861 | 2829 | 2511 | 2164 | 2164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — |
226 | 692 | 1208 | 247 | 442 | 326 | 265 | 173 | 65 | 78 | 389 | 898 | 1294 | 1255 | — | — | 26 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 10 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — |
38 | 38 | 96 | — | 211 | — | — | 85 | — | — | 7 | 17 | 33 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | E 4 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — |
— | 16 | 36 | 274 | 10 | 25 | — | — | 96 | 19 | 59 | 90 | 156 | 158 | 200 | 90 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 59 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 11 | 91 | 109 | 71 | 71 | 109 | 133 | 78 | 13 | 57 |
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