Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Glencairn today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Glencairn at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Glencairn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2570 | 2558 | 2094 | 1834 | 1791 | 1535 | 1766 | 1220 | 1694 | 1619 | 840 | 675 | 1186 | 839 | 763 | 890 | 473 | 562 | 1887 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.25m | 12:49PM1.22m | 1:06AM1.35m | 1:46PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.51m | 6:33AM0.34m | 6:57PM0.39m | 7:33AM0.21m | 7:56PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2570 | 2558 | 2094 | 1834 | 1791 | 1535 | 486 | 1220 | — | 1313 | 840 | 675 | 885 | 541 | 6 | 140 | 473 | 562 | 1887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | 38 | 195 | 452 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 130 | 204 | 204 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1100 | 146 | 1766 | 192 | 1694 | 1619 | 204 | 176 | 1186 | 839 | 763 | 890 | 143 | 135 | 287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 168 | 318 | 339 | 665 | 1424 | 1474 | 1238 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 206 | 167 | 39 | 32 | 28 |
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