Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Glencairn today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Glencairn at 7PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Glencairn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4169 | 4221 | 3955 | 3092 | 2963 | 1956 | 1665 | 1444 | 905 | 943 | 629 | 546 | 993 | 1631 | 2032 | 2058 | 2234 | 2384 | 2082 | 1632 | 1208 | 947 | 834 | 811 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:39AM1.06m | 11:47PM1.20m | 12:36PM1.10m | 00:40AM1.22m | 1:23PM1.16m | 1:25AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.55m | 6:27AM0.42m | 6:35PM0.52m | 7:13AM0.37m | 7:24PM0.47m | 7:54AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4169 | 4221 | 3955 | 3092 | 2963 | 1956 | 1665 | 1444 | 905 | 943 | 629 | 546 | 993 | 1631 | 2032 | 2058 | 2234 | 2384 | 2082 | 1632 | 1208 | 947 | 834 | 811 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 22 | SW 20 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 | 9 | 16 | 119 | 355 | 188 | 109 | 88 | 68 | 56 | — | — | — | 65 | 17 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 321 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 40 | 97 | 73 | 76 | 17 | 54 | 92 | 91 | 183 | 358 | 284 | 193 | 164 | 141 | 110 | 91 | 91 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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