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Olifants Bos Surf Forecast
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Olifants Bos surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 01 May 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Olifants Bos today?
The current surf forecast for Olifants Bos at 12PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Olifants Bos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2649 | 3580 | 3691 | 3771 | 3572 | 3114 | 2654 | 2546 | 2285 | 2061 | 2090 | 2046 | 2056 | 2023 | 1776 | 1768 | 1390 | 1324 | 1317 | 1106 | 987 | 1005 | 772 | 804 | 694 | 595 | 457 | 411 | 478 | 577 | 622 | 777 | 866 | 824 | 958 | 943 | 928 | 928 | 821 | 766 | 612 | 821 | 452 | 450 | 1498 | 1670 | 1042 | 2063 | 2686 | 1991 | 1657 | 3417 | 3262 | 3183 | 2834 | 2452 | 2110 | 1778 | 1725 | 1511 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:59PM 1.34 | 6:17AM 1.29 | 6:57PM 1.23 | 7:20AM 1.13 | 8:12PM 1.14 | 8:48AM 1.03 | 9:47PM 1.12 | 10:29AM 1.01 | 11:08PM 1.17 | 11:44AM 1.06 | 12:03AM 1.24 | 12:34PM 1.14 | 12:44AM 1.31 | 1:12PM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:45AM 0.19 | 12:08AM 0.33 | 12:36PM 0.33 | 1:12AM 0.46 | 1:42PM 0.46 | 2:42AM 0.56 | 3:10PM 0.54 | 4:28AM 0.56 | 4:41PM 0.54 | 5:45AM 0.49 | 5:47PM 0.49 | 6:35AM 0.41 | 6:34PM 0.43 | 7:11AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
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