Surf Forecasts:
Sansibar Rantum (Sylt) surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, W swell with 655 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sansibar Rantum (Sylt) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Sansibar Rantum (Sylt) in the next 16 days are 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sansibar Rantum (Sylt) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | S 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | SSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 19 | 94 | 115 | 68 | 268 | 655 | 507 | 305 | 191 | 56 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:19PM2.55m | 5:44AM2.21m | 5:56PM2.55m | 6:23AM2.22m | 6:39PM2.50m | 7:09AM2.19m | 7:34PM2.38m | 8:07AM2.14m | 8:42PM2.23m | 9:23AM2.10m | 10:11PM2.14m | 10:52AM2.16m | 11:41PM2.19m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.51m | 12:21PM0.57m | 00:50AM0.56m | 1:04PM0.63m | 1:35AM0.67m | 1:54PM0.76m | 2:30AM0.82m | 2:58PM0.88m | 3:42AM0.94m | 4:30PM0.91m | 5:13AM0.93m | 6:00PM0.76m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:10 |
mm | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 19 | 94 | 115 | 68 | 268 | 655 | 507 | 305 | 191 | 56 | 19 | — | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 549 | 549 | 555 | 692 | 688 | 1157 | 622 | 608 | 466 | 495 | 303 | 549 | 550 | 1146 | 688 | 909 | 369 | 824 | 850 | 993 |
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