Pastures surf break

Pastures surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Pastures surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pastures sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pastures today?

The current surf forecast for Pastures at 12PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (06 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1388
1128
980
1006
1209
963
593
509
404
340
290
419
373
421
395
721
1015
1209
1948
2107
1900
1622
1600
1435
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:59PM1.24m
6:06AM1.20m
6:48PM1.18m
6:58AM1.12m
7:54PM1.14m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.38m
11:58PM0.52m
12:18PM0.46m
00:48AM0.60m
1:10PM0.53m
2:00AM0.65m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:24
7:26
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6:05
6:04
6:02
6:01
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
18
16
16
16
15
14
16
17
18
16
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
17
16
12
13
15
14
12
11
12
12
12
11
13
16
14
11
12
12
11
11
14
17
14
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1388
1128
980
476
342
261
357
351
290
187
290
239
373
421
395
476
1015
1209
1948
2107
1900
1622
1600
1435
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
S
8
1
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.4
S
9
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
593
438
366
164
186
151
31
54
102
156
242
419
151
212
373
721
384
390
110
162
6
5
24
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
22
0.7
SW
12
0.3
WSW
20
0.2
S
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
1.1
S
7
0.2
S
16
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
251
314
372
7
7
7
7
3
9
18
142
80
10
6
6
22
39
126
20
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
6
Energy kJ
1006
1209
963
593
509
404
340
260
169
175
127
110
155
188
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
839
52
140
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
5
0
0
1
3
3
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
3
4
6
6
6
5
6
5
4
6
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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