Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Groenvlei today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Groenvlei at 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Groenvlei. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 634 | 632 | 595 | 533 | 475 | 410 | 395 | 1200 | 844 | 2840 | 2509 | 1020 | 1018 | 790 | 839 | 755 | 1247 | 1326 | 1387 | 1761 | 1243 | 1025 | 945 | 851 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.61m | 5:44PM1.66m | 5:58AM1.48m | 6:10PM1.50m | 6:25AM1.33m | 6:37PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.19m | 11:31AM0.25m | 11:54PM0.32m | 11:57AM0.39m | 00:20AM0.46m | 12:23PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 634 | 632 | 595 | 533 | 475 | 410 | 265 | 1200 | 733 | 146 | 108 | 1020 | 768 | 666 | 839 | 370 | 1247 | 1326 | 1387 | 1761 | 1243 | 1025 | 945 | 851 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 224 | 293 | 213 | 168 | 142 | 194 | 284 | 235 | 188 | 3 | 2 | 791 | 1018 | 790 | 275 | 755 | 91 | 73 | 108 | 54 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 7 | 50 | 93 | 204 | 395 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 106 | 102 | 76 | 113 | 75 | 75 | 52 | 53 | — | — | 35 | 35 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 844 | 2840 | 2509 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 408 | 112 | 119 | 170 | 128 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 511 | 20 | 56 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 383 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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