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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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cape St Martin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
1024 | 963 | 627 | 498 | 445 | 395 | 340 | 419 | 373 | 421 | 395 | 721 | 1015 | 1209 | 1948 | 2107 | 1900 | 1622 | 1600 | 1435 | 1265 | 1079 | 943 | 971 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.24m | 6:06AM1.20m | 6:48PM1.18m | 6:58AM1.12m | 7:54PM1.14m | 8:13AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.52m | 12:18PM0.46m | 00:48AM0.60m | 1:10PM0.53m | 2:00AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | |
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
342 | 261 | 299 | 299 | 290 | 187 | 340 | 277 | 373 | 421 | 395 | 476 | 1015 | 1209 | 1948 | 2107 | 1900 | 1622 | 1600 | 1435 | 1265 | 1079 | 943 | 971 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 8 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
186 | 151 | 40 | 54 | 102 | 156 | 242 | 419 | 151 | 212 | 373 | 721 | 153 | 390 | 152 | 132 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 48 | 21 | 47 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 12 | WSW 20 | S 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
7 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 142 | 80 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 384 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
1024 | 963 | 627 | 498 | 445 | 395 | — | — | 266 | 291 | 253 | 182 | — | — | — | — | 126 | 155 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 953 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
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