Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Vidal today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Vidal at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cape Vidal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1376 | 1207 | 1037 | 883 | 703 | 589 | 503 | 494 | 298 | 298 | 276 | 250 | 234 | 214 | 198 | 229 | 190 | 328 | 578 | 601 | 586 | 561 | 573 | 563 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.67m | 2:44AM1.82m | 3:11PM1.83m | 3:32AM1.93m | 3:57PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.42m | 8:24PM0.36m | 8:56AM0.28m | 9:16PM0.23m | 9:41AM0.15m | 10:03PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1376 | 1207 | 1037 | 883 | 703 | 589 | 503 | 494 | 298 | 142 | 276 | 250 | 234 | 214 | 172 | 176 | 190 | 328 | 578 | 601 | 586 | 561 | 573 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 56 | 91 | 86 | 298 | 242 | 224 | 213 | 209 | 198 | 229 | 172 | 194 | 121 | 78 | 78 | 39 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | — | 31 | 22 | 32 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 32 | 32 | 98 | 141 | 156 | 121 | — | — | 18 | 7 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 34 | 19 | 25 | — | 89 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 88 | 88 | 244 | 121 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 796 | 244 | 135 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 244 | 244 | 118 | 88 | 30 |
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