Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape St Martin today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape St Martin at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 743 | 683 | 629 | 629 | 629 | 930 | 1169 | 1632 | 2386 | 2878 | 2831 | 2874 | 2272 | 1966 | 1693 | 1637 | 1149 | 997 | 914 | 846 | 784 | 784 | 780 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.15m | 11:45PM1.12m | 12:07PM1.28m | 00:30AM1.24m | 12:43PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.62m | 5:55PM0.58m | 5:57AM0.52m | 6:34PM0.44m | 6:36AM0.41m | 7:07PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 743 | 683 | 629 | 629 | 629 | 930 | 1169 | 1632 | 2386 | 2878 | 2831 | 2874 | 2272 | 1966 | 1693 | 1637 | 1149 | 997 | 914 | 846 | 784 | 784 | 780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | 62 | 396 | 467 | 403 | 344 | 289 | 284 | 231 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 153 | 153 | 6 | 80 | 71 | 369 | 162 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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