Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape St Martin today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape St Martin at 6PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1064 | 1237 | 1014 | 894 | 759 | 638 | 560 | 460 | 339 | 473 | 616 | 742 | 298 | 396 | 361 | 328 | 318 | 440 | 616 | 937 | 770 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.54m | 1:43AM1.48m | 1:51PM1.64m | 2:18AM1.56m | 2:27PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.17m | 7:44AM0.22m | 8:11PM0.05m | 8:19AM0.14m | 8:46PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1064 | 1237 | 1014 | 894 | 759 | 638 | 560 | 460 | 339 | 33 | 21 | 59 | 33 | 23 | 33 | 29 | 72 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 177 | 92 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 59 | 59 | 4 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 19 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 473 | 616 | 742 | 298 | 396 | 361 | 328 | 318 | 440 | 616 | 937 | 770 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 161 | 176 | 157 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 421 | 421 | 474 | 474 | 129 |
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