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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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
336 | 584 | 481 | 616 | 1676 | 3796 | 5193 | 4950 | 4146 | 3730 | 2943 | 5133 | 8077 | 10392 | 7876 | 9757 | 7547 | 4697 | 4337 | 3662 | 3347 | 3142 | 3563 | 2962 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.12m | 10:25PM1.28m | 10:59AM1.20m | 11:22PM1.39m | 11:57AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.66m | 3:48PM0.60m | 4:56AM0.56m | 5:01PM0.54m | 5:53AM0.42m | 5:57PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
336 | 277 | 269 | 317 | — | — | — | 4950 | 4146 | 3730 | 2943 | — | — | — | 7876 | — | 4189 | 4697 | 4337 | 3662 | 3347 | 3142 | 3563 | 2962 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | — | W 12 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | NW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
143 | 584 | 481 | 616 | 1676 | 3796 | 5193 | 3685 | — | 2700 | 590 | 5133 | 8077 | 10392 | 1452 | 9757 | 7547 | 750 | 754 | 838 | 640 | 396 | 118 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 250 | 265 | 416 | 444 | 866 | 517 | 650 | 650 | 770 | 770 | 444 | 431 | 770 | 1013 | 1007 | 1033 | 484 | 420 | 214 | 214 | 208 | 214 | 214 |
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