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Platboom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 24 May 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Platboom today?
The current surf forecast for Platboom at 4PM is: 6ft 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4ft 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 3ft 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Platboom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1148 | 1065 | 827 | 1091 | 2390 | 2517 | 2612 | 2577 | 2202 | 1773 | 1788 | 2350 | 3009 | 4223 | 4553 | 4310 | 3958 | 3677 | 3775 | 3264 | 3018 | 2660 | 1748 | 1667 | 1614 | 1496 | 1547 | 1392 | 1462 | 1462 | 1359 | 1177 | 933 | 769 | 647 | 570 | 988 | 2570 | 9189 | 10299 | 8099 | 7147 | 8320 | 7161 | 5492 | 2635 | 2135 | 2599 | 2860 | 2402 | 2078 | 1676 | 1922 | 1884 | 2267 | 3031 | 4651 | 5454 | 6324 | 6644 |
Wind (mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (ft) | 1:11PM 4.53 | 1:22AM 5.25 | 1:59PM 4.79 | 2:09AM 5.38 | 2:45PM 4.95 | 2:56AM 5.38 | 3:30PM 4.99 | 3:43AM 5.25 | 4:16PM 4.92 | 4:30AM 4.95 | 5:03PM 4.76 | 5:18AM 4.63 | 5:52PM 4.53 | 6:09AM 4.2 | 6:46PM 4.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (ft) | 7:09PM 0.72 | 7:49AM 0.07 | 7:59PM 0.52 | 8:35AM -0.07 | 8:47PM 0.39 | 9:20AM -0.07 | 9:35PM 0.39 | 10:04AM 0.07 | 10:23PM 0.52 | 10:50AM 0.3 | 11:13PM 0.75 | 11:36AM 0.62 | 12:06AM 1.05 | 12:24PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - |
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Rain (in) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Temp. °F | 75 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Feels °F (?) | 68 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 57 |
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