Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape St Martin today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape St Martin at 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1014 | 1077 | 904 | 714 | 543 | 525 | 419 | 412 | 370 | 438 | 471 | 471 | 446 | 438 | 430 | 422 | 351 | 351 | 291 | 352 | 631 | 678 | 542 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:36PM1.49m | 2:44AM1.48m | 3:04PM1.59m | 3:15AM1.54m | 3:33PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.23m | 8:47PM0.25m | 8:55AM0.16m | 9:16PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.10m | 9:45PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1014 | 1077 | 904 | 714 | 543 | 525 | 419 | 370 | 370 | 438 | 471 | 471 | 446 | 438 | 430 | 422 | 351 | 351 | 291 | 227 | 631 | 678 | 542 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
247 | 266 | 299 | 234 | 403 | 345 | 351 | 412 | 347 | 341 | 311 | 252 | 239 | 239 | 190 | 173 | 170 | 277 | 284 | 352 | 218 | 171 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 10 |
46 | 26 | 99 | 142 | 220 | 273 | 252 | 242 | 123 | 85 | 6 | — | 26 | 53 | 107 | 126 | 196 | 133 | 133 | 133 | — | — | 77 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 123 | 0 |
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