Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at De Kelders today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for De Kelders at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at De Kelders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 410 | 417 | 309 | 255 | 247 | 180 | 174 | 137 | 151 | 264 | 286 | 277 | 196 | 196 | 462 | 387 | 382 | 304 | 295 | 295 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.73m | 4:26AM1.56m | 4:38PM1.67m | 5:03AM1.49m | 5:17PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.06m | 10:20PM0.01m | 10:26AM0.11m | 10:56PM0.07m | 11:03AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 228 | 224 | 217 | 213 | 182 | 153 | 130 | 135 | 145 | 250 | 286 | 277 | 138 | 118 | 462 | 387 | 382 | 304 | 295 | 295 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 10 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 410 | 417 | 309 | 255 | 247 | 180 | 174 | 137 | 113 | 47 | 80 | 123 | 196 | 196 | 102 | 102 | 80 | 66 | — | 163 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | WSW 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 73 | 119 | 151 | — | 23 | — | 130 | 127 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | — | E 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 36 | 44 | 22 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 48 | 38 | 264 | 131 | 69 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 566 | 474 | 490 | 96 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 109 | 112 | 115 | 68 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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