Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape St Martin today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape St Martin at 8PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1292 | 1275 | 1275 | 1154 | 1196 | 1196 | 1196 | 1196 | 1179 | 1286 | 1487 | 1750 | 1726 | 1628 | 1557 | 1422 | 1576 | 1667 | 1913 | 2234 | 2908 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.76m | 4:48AM1.58m | 5:05PM1.71m | 5:24AM1.50m | 5:40PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.01m | 10:46PM0.03m | 10:52AM0.07m | 11:22PM0.10m | 11:25AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1292 | 1275 | 1275 | 1154 | 1196 | 1196 | 1196 | 1196 | 1179 | 1286 | 1487 | 1750 | 1726 | 1628 | 1557 | 1422 | 1576 | 1667 | 1913 | 2234 | 2908 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 37 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 31 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
43 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 165 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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