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Sharks Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Sharks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sharks Point sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sharks Point today?
The current surf forecast for Sharks Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sharks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 126mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | |
198 | 195 | 195 | 150 | 147 | 302 | 453 | 331 | 171 | 110 | 286 | 1720 | 2767 | 3067 | 3007 | 2536 | 2208 | 1685 | 1237 | 1264 | 958 | 1977 | 2039 | 3192 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.39m | 5:40AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.30m | 6:12AM1.30m | 6:45PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.24m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:31PM0.42m | 00:47AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:19 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 46 | 51 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 |
198 | 195 | 104 | 150 | 147 | 104 | 213 | 189 | 171 | 110 | 286 | 1720 | 2767 | 3067 | 3007 | 2536 | 2208 | 1685 | 1237 | 1264 | 690 | 543 | 2039 | 260 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | SW 15 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | S 22 | ESE 10 | SSE 20 |
62 | 62 | 195 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 98 | 70 | 28 | 46 | 83 | 81 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 17 | 619 | 9 | 333 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | SW 19 | — | SE 21 | ENE 8 |
24 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 102 | 167 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 25 | 24 | — | 33 | — | 15 | — | 17 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 |
— | — | — | 130 | 83 | 302 | 453 | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 235 | 749 | 805 | 958 | 1977 | 22 | 3192 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 66 | 136 | 132 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 39 | 7 | 31 | 164 | 215 | 215 | 217 | 180 | 182 | 215 |
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