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Sandy Bay surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 SAST
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Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is 13.2°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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Sandy Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandy Bay sea temperature is 13.2°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Sandy Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandy Bay at 9AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (26 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s

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

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.3
S
2.5
SSE
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
1.1
W
1.6
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
S
1
W
0.9
S
1.2
W
1
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)88815161515151416161515141414141415151414141414141413131313131212811111110101010101010101010101010109912911111716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4787208121135140214741441132510792061203517531547139311711155943943112310259118998137266415655183923802862351631481111355511101131610597946986416106537406475775014023422792261731652201771843456031297
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
E
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
N
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
1.37
4:45AM
1.41
5:13PM
1.31
5:21AM
1.33
5:54PM
1.23
6:05AM
1.24
6:50PM
1.16
7:07AM
1.14
8:09PM
1.11
8:40AM
1.08
9:46PM
1.15
10:22AM
1.10
11:05PM
1.26
11:39AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
0.15
10:36PM
0.28
11:00AM
0.21
11:11PM
0.34
11:38AM
0.29
11:53PM
0.43
12:26PM
0.37
12:52AM
0.51
1:33PM
0.45
2:23AM
0.57
3:05PM
0.49
4:13AM
0.52
4:37PM
0.45
5:34AM
0.39
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22--
Sunset----6:09-------6:08-------6:07-------6:07-------6:06-------6:05-------6:04-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718222218161514151924262221201819181918171615151516181715151616151717171715141414171818171617171719232120201817171819
Feels °C (?)121212161713121010121722231919171717161615151412121112151513131414121515161714131313161716141416161719222019191717151617

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