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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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Seal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
852 | 673 | 563 | 481 | 611 | 480 | 555 | 615 | 610 | 300 | 456 | 512 | 557 | 729 | 773 | 569 | 680 | 588 | 488 | 724 | 623 | 502 | 318 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.64m | 5:34PM1.52m | 5:51AM1.51m | 6:26PM1.44m | 6:43AM1.36m | 7:25PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.09m | 11:41PM0.22m | 12:08PM0.19m | 00:36AM0.34m | 1:00PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
852 | 673 | 229 | 339 | 430 | 238 | 431 | 374 | 241 | 300 | 273 | 187 | 152 | 118 | 94 | 182 | 69 | 133 | 488 | 453 | 418 | 374 | 318 | 277 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
148 | 219 | 563 | 481 | 104 | 480 | 149 | 140 | 138 | 241 | 99 | 96 | 81 | 55 | 54 | 94 | 118 | 66 | 123 | 158 | 140 | 175 | 196 | 144 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
40 | 39 | 84 | 76 | 104 | 118 | 8 | — | 37 | 136 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 88 | 84 | 30 | 30 | 48 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NNE 4 |
51 | 82 | 187 | 250 | 611 | 293 | 555 | 615 | 610 | 236 | 456 | 512 | 557 | 729 | 773 | 569 | 680 | 588 | — | 724 | 623 | 502 | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 46 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 46 | 46 | 133 | 1 | 46 | 13 |
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