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Seal Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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Seal Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Seal Point sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Seal Point today?
The current surf forecast for Seal Point at 6PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Seal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
423 | 516 | 621 | 655 | 295 | 556 | 599 | 603 | 761 | 638 | 341 | 286 | 201 | 168 | 139 | 138 | 114 | 104 | 203 | 278 | 261 | 255 | 266 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.44m | 6:43AM1.36m | 7:25PM1.35m | 7:44AM1.22m | 8:37PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.19m | 00:36AM0.34m | 1:00PM0.31m | 1:41AM0.46m | 2:01PM0.41m | 3:03AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | |
— | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
227 | 152 | 149 | 94 | 247 | 94 | 133 | 603 | 548 | 439 | 341 | 286 | 201 | 168 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 93 | 72 | 103 | 261 | 145 | 266 | 305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
96 | 81 | 55 | 54 | 94 | 118 | 54 | 121 | 158 | 171 | 205 | 196 | 175 | 141 | 139 | 134 | 108 | 104 | 103 | 54 | 121 | 255 | 96 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
8 | 17 | 50 | 75 | 47 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 143 | 211 | 41 | 134 | 95 | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
423 | 516 | 621 | 655 | 295 | 556 | 599 | — | 761 | 638 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 93 | 203 | 278 | 210 | 146 | 123 | 157 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 190 | 190 | 133 | 133 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 133 | 22 |
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