
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Muizenberg today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Muizenberg at 2AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Muizenberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1218 | 1067 | 946 | 825 | 656 | 645 | 634 | 724 | 721 | 503 | 367 | 414 | 593 | 583 | 698 | 604 | 736 | 3600 | 4344 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.19m | 9:19AM1.00m | 9:42PM1.11m | 10:47AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.50m | 3:13AM0.51m | 3:12PM0.60m | 4:33AM0.55m | 4:45PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
1218 | 1067 | 946 | 825 | 656 | 645 | 634 | 724 | 721 | 503 | 367 | 414 | 593 | 583 | 698 | 604 | 736 | 3600 | 4344 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SE 12 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 225 | 157 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 480 | 407 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | S 22 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 43 | — | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 216 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
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