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Farmer Burgers surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
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Farmer Burgers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Farmer Burgers sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today?
The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
4007 | 3826 | 2798 | 6335 | 9674 | 7588 | 7443 | 8890 | 7320 | 4563 | 4457 | 4206 | 4570 | 3919 | 3400 | 2831 | 2246 | 1977 | 1706 | 1431 | 1332 | 1224 | 1269 | 1166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.20m | 11:22PM1.39m | 11:57AM1.31m | 00:10AM1.52m | 12:46PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.56m | 5:01PM0.54m | 5:53AM0.42m | 5:57PM0.45m | 6:39AM0.27m | 6:46PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
4007 | 3826 | 2798 | — | — | 7588 | 7443 | — | — | 4563 | 4457 | 4206 | — | — | 3400 | 2831 | 2246 | 1977 | 1706 | 1431 | 1332 | 1224 | 1269 | 1166 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | W 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2943 | 931 | 6335 | 9674 | 1592 | 1373 | 8890 | 7320 | 645 | 485 | 438 | 4570 | 3919 | 2322 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 650 | 770 | 770 | 431 | 431 | 907 | 904 | 1016 | 651 | 484 | 1053 | 417 | 208 | 216 | 218 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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