
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Seal Point today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Seal Point at 10PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 26s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Seal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1005 | 769 | 705 | 602 | 549 | 536 | 705 | 798 | 922 | 1080 | 1044 | 1235 | 1165 | 1187 | 1089 | 1096 | 1882 | 1560 | 1303 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.57m | 3:17AM1.61m | 3:43PM1.70m | 3:56AM1.66m | 4:20PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.15m | 9:30AM0.02m | 9:54PM0.06m | 10:06AM-0.04m | 10:31PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
1005 | 769 | 625 | 500 | 418 | 372 | 366 | 317 | 922 | 1080 | 1044 | 1235 | 1165 | 1187 | 886 | 1096 | 1882 | 1560 | 1303 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 26 | SSW 25 | S 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | 13 | 63 | 48 | 309 | 536 | 705 | 798 | 237 | 204 | 123 | 103 | 531 | 855 | 1089 | 922 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 25 | SSW 24 | S 10 | — | SSE 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 11 |
— | — | 62 | 222 | 30 | — | 17 | — | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 66 | 17 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | 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 | E 8 | E 8 |
773 | 732 | 705 | 602 | 549 | 507 | 484 | 504 | 756 | 916 | 984 | 892 | 848 | 682 | 587 | 533 | 628 | 870 | 779 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 190 | 553 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 164 | 172 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 172 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 172 | 172 | 190 |
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