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Glencairn Surf Forecast
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Glencairn surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Glencairn sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 4.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Glencairn today?
The current surf forecast for Glencairn at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Glencairn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 285 | 200 | 193 | 173 | 135 | 135 | 258 | 125 | 250 | 286 | 333 | 333 | 286 | 240 | 170 | 162 | 112 | 69 | 99 | 94 | 150 | 157 | 153 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:34PM 1.06 | 9:21AM 1.07 | 10:41PM 1.06 | 11:23AM 1.09 | 12:11AM 1.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:06PM 0.48 | 2:51AM 0.58 | 4:06PM 0.54 | 5:12AM 0.56 | 5:51PM 0.47 | 6:35AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
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