Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Muizenberg today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Muizenberg at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Muizenberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 888 | 778 | 837 | 874 | 1086 | 1279 | 1407 | 1281 | 1169 | 1077 | 976 | 899 | 899 | 748 | 761 | 773 | 971 | 1684 | 1903 | 1634 | 1471 | 1225 | 1135 | 748 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:31AM1.21m | 6:47PM1.29m | 7:10AM1.10m | 7:27PM1.16m | 8:03AM0.99m | 8:29PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.30m | 12:29PM0.38m | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:04PM0.50m | 1:53AM0.54m | 1:54PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 888 | 778 | 837 | 874 | 1086 | 1279 | 1407 | 1281 | 1169 | 1077 | 976 | 899 | 899 | 748 | 761 | 773 | 971 | 1684 | 1903 | 1634 | 1471 | 1225 | 1135 | 748 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | E 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 218 | 35 | 2 | 649 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 335 | 23 | 21 |
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