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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 2.5°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 6AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Seal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
3922 | 3776 | 3402 | 3598 | 3530 | 2835 | 2440 | 4864 | 4935 | 4998 | 4931 | 5096 | 5470 | 5843 | 5722 | 4899 | 5400 | 6412 | 4721 | 5012 | 4441 | 3193 | 2760 | 2132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.40m | 1:28PM1.28m | 1:44AM1.50m | 2:05PM1.37m | 2:17AM1.57m | 2:37PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.36m | 7:29PM0.34m | 8:06AM0.26m | 8:04PM0.27m | 8:36AM0.18m | 8:35PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
131 | 128 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 1298 | 1967 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 5843 | 5722 | 4899 | 5400 | 6412 | 4721 | 5012 | 4441 | 3193 | 2760 | 2132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
15 | 3 | 13 | — | 69 | 32 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 1003 | 1104 | 18 | 510 | 18 | 57 | 318 | 279 | 246 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | 18 | 26 | 18 | 54 | 102 | 245 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
3922 | 3776 | 3402 | 3598 | 3530 | 2835 | 2440 | 4864 | 4935 | 4998 | 4931 | 5096 | 5470 | — | — | — | — | 807 | 640 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 493 | 687 | 661 | 599 | 599 | 578 | 578 | 249 | 172 | 134 | 135 | 135 | 172 | 134 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 63 |
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