
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape St Martin today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape St Martin at 3AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
332 | 326 | 249 | 209 | 410 | 871 | 989 | 2129 | 2325 | 2729 | 2878 | 3734 | 4506 | 4102 | 3598 | 3365 | 3217 | 2990 | 3066 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.46m | 7:20AM1.24m | 7:41PM1.37m | 8:25AM1.16m | 8:52PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.33m | 1:12PM0.41m | 2:07AM0.41m | 2:15PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
332 | 326 | 249 | 208 | 410 | 871 | 989 | 2129 | 2325 | 2729 | 2878 | 3734 | 4506 | 4102 | 3598 | 3365 | 3217 | 2990 | 3066 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
59 | 58 | 53 | 209 | 141 | 117 | 386 | 60 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 40 | 78 | 73 | 96 | 64 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 59 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 57 | 57 | 207 | 373 | 331 | 369 | 306 | 153 | 129 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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