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Glencairn surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 10 May 2024 SAST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Today's Glencairn sea temperature is 16.6°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.4 °C max: 18.6 °C min: 15.8 °C)
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Today's Glencairn sea temperature is 16.6°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.4 °C max: 18.6 °C min: 15.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Glencairn today?

The current surf forecast for Glencairn at 2PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (10 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Glencairn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SE
1.7
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.7
S
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313121212121212121212121212131312121212888878101918181717161616161514141414141313131212121211111120
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2717218821301974206718301673152713691264114810599939609601065122512361009992799760688537416314273248297284200329187104303475719885897940917110199379592811301485206120321438129911541003813593528413304293373
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
40
N
45
N
35
NNW
35
W
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
SW
5
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.43
5:02AM
1.42
5:33PM
1.33
5:45AM
1.28
6:20PM
1.23
6:33AM
1.15
7:17PM
1.14
7:35AM
1.04
8:32PM
1.09
9:01AM
0.97
9:56PM
1.09
10:32AM
0.98
11:05PM
1.15
11:38AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
0.09
10:56PM
0.24
11:20AM
0.21
11:40PM
0.35
12:02PM
0.33
12:30AM
0.46
12:51PM
0.44
1:35AM
0.56
1:54PM
0.53
3:05AM
0.61
3:17PM
0.58
4:38AM
0.59
4:38PM
0.57
5:42AM
0.52
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------7:33--
Sunset----5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141515161716161616161616161616151414141617151413131415192118171617192023221817171716171817161615151516181816161616181920
Feels °C (?)88711111112121314141312121210887897777810141613131215171719181716181818181817151412121214151613131314171718

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