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Kakapo surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 23 Apr 2024 SAST
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Kakapo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kakapo sea temperature is 12.4°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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Kakapo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kakapo sea temperature is 12.4°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Kakapo today?

The current surf forecast for Kakapo at 4PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)15s

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

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Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.6
WSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)17161615151414141313131313121212121211111112716151616151514141516151514141414141414141414141414131313131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)260529383059268624782228180015761294109496881677863429424726946943831425993127362715138416431716166912891271195821471753166113931273115510339048379928998998137366325185034444313252351871521479517313241381
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
0
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
W
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
1.43
3:15AM
1.53
3:38PM
1.43
3:43AM
1.52
4:07PM
1.41
4:13AM
1.48
4:38PM
1.37
4:45AM
1.42
5:12PM
1.31
5:21AM
1.34
5:54PM
1.23
6:05AM
1.24
6:49PM
1.16
7:07AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05AM
0.11
9:09PM
0.20
9:32AM
0.10
9:37PM
0.20
9:59AM
0.11
10:05PM
0.23
10:28AM
0.15
10:36PM
0.28
11:00AM
0.21
11:10PM
0.34
11:38AM
0.29
11:53PM
0.43
12:26PM
0.37
12:52AM
0.51
1:33PM
0.45
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Sunrise-------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20----
Sunset--6:13-------6:12-------6:10-------6:09-------6:08-------6:07-------6:06-------6:05-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616151515151515181819181717171717171717171717181919181818171718191918171717171819191919191919212018161615151516171717
Feels °C (?)161616151515161616181719171615141413121111111110101012111111111214141414141517161719171717181919211917151413131213151516

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