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Pringle Bay Surf Photo: 'Hand cam' by Craig Goldswain

Lat Long: 34.34° S 18.83° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pringle Bay sea temperature is

15.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Pringle Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	SW	SW
	17 s	off	6 s	13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSE	ESE	SW	WSW
	16 s	off	6 s	15 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SE	ESE	SW	SW
	16 s	off	6 s	14 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SE		SW	SSE
	16 s	off		16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		SW	SSE
	15 s	off		15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 April at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW	SE
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW	SW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW	SW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SW	WSW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	SW	WSW
	14 s	off	3 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	E	SW	WSW
	14 s	off	8 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	E	SW	WSW
	14 s	off	8 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	ESE	SW	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 April at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	ESE	SW	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 April at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	ESE	SW	SE
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 April at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	ESE	SW	SE
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 April at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	ESE	SW	SE
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 April at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Pringle Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 44 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.3 ft). Range 1.92m (6.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Pringle Bay Surf Photo: 'Hand cam' by Craig Goldswain

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User: Craig Goldswain (2 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:00 am 19 Apr 2014