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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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
133 | 96 | 179 | 176 | 200 | 150 | 502 | 648 | 658 | 676 | 569 | 543 | 486 | 464 | 471 | 522 | 694 | 731 | 766 | 698 | 745 | 698 | 685 | 586 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.64m | 2:43PM1.56m | 2:47AM1.65m | 3:13PM1.57m | 3:18AM1.63m | 3:42PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM0.13m | 8:46PM0.25m | 9:07AM0.12m | 9:16PM0.24m | 9:35AM0.14m | 9:46PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
82 | 48 | 179 | 176 | 200 | 150 | 502 | 648 | 658 | 676 | 569 | 543 | 486 | 464 | 471 | 522 | 694 | 731 | 766 | 698 | 745 | 698 | 685 | 586 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 |
11 | 46 | 69 | 71 | 35 | 8 | 28 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 65 | 107 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 20 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 3 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
133 | 96 | 3 | — | 22 | 102 | 69 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 175 | 187 | 181 | 67 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 333 | 377 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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