Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Muizenberg today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Muizenberg at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Muizenberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 341 | 114 | 71 | 108 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 97 | 147 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 190 | 260 | 330 | 432 | 753 | 1092 | 965 | 846 | 680 | 613 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.43m | 1:53AM1.43m | 2:16PM1.56m | 2:33AM1.51m | 2:52PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.23m | 7:51PM0.20m | 8:05AM0.12m | 8:32PM0.09m | 8:42AM0.05m | 9:09PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 378 | 341 | 114 | 71 | 108 | 81 | 75 | 58 | 97 | 147 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 190 | 260 | 330 | 324 | 753 | 1092 | 965 | 846 | 680 | 613 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 11 | S 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 94 | 55 | 54 | 66 | 47 | 74 | 56 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 183 | 432 | 264 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 77 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 9 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 42 |
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