Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 SAST
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Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)181716161717161615141414131313131212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4014835206349491548221924172355223020051674142612061084949877716616500404426604860
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
0
SSW
0
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
1.20
11:58PM
1.30
12:48PM
1.32
1:07AM
1.40
1:42PM
1.46
1:57AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.58
6:37AM
0.42
7:05PM
0.45
7:32AM
0.31
7:57PM
0.32
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Sunrise-------7:18-------7:18-------7:16
Sunset--6:21-------6:21-------6:22-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171716151515141415171716161616151616161515141414
Feels °C (?)151413131515141415161514141516141514151515141413
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay (calm at Vredendal 49 km from Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay). 0.6m 8s swell from the WSW with a 0.5m 17s long period groundswell, also from the WSW and a 0.5m 13s groundswell, also from the WSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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4 km/h
SW
0.0
13.5
Air / Water (°C)
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