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Cape St Martin surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
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Cape St Martin surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape St Martin sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cape St Martin today?
The current surf forecast for Cape St Martin at 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | |
1900 | 1776 | 1600 | 1435 | 1265 | 1079 | 943 | 957 | 857 | 779 | 680 | 590 | 581 | 1070 | 1512 | 3266 | 4779 | 6040 | 6151 | 6143 | 4701 | 8214 | 12175 | 16018 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:54PM1.14m | 8:13AM1.06m | 9:13PM1.15m | 9:43AM1.07m | 10:25PM1.22m | 10:58AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.65m | 2:23PM0.58m | 3:36AM0.63m | 3:48PM0.57m | 4:56AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | |
6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 11 | SW 22 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
1900 | 1776 | 1600 | 1435 | 1265 | 1079 | 943 | 957 | 857 | 779 | 680 | 590 | 581 | 563 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 6151 | 6143 | 4701 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 12 | NW 7 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
102 | 99 | 74 | 53 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 131 | 14 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NW 11 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | NW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 29 | 146 | 395 | 507 | 1070 | 1512 | 3266 | 4779 | 6040 | — | — | 978 | 8214 | 12175 | 16018 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 165 | 214 | 474 | 207 | 250 | 214 | 163 | 164 | 529 | 529 | 811 | 529 | 529 | 529 | 437 | 1075 | 1042 | 1032 |
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