
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Siyayi today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Siyayi at 2PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Siyayi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 36°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
347 | 181 | 204 | 204 | 172 | 124 | 208 | 226 | 175 | 126 | 104 | 109 | 106 | 132 | 168 | 164 | 232 | 132 | 162 | 1223 | 3404 | 3572 | 2668 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:26AM1.37m | 6:36PM1.33m | 7:10AM1.21m | 7:26PM1.17m | 9:33AM1.10m | 10:52PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.63m | 00:59AM0.67m | 1:18PM0.80m | 2:19AM0.81m | 4:06PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 29 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 28 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
104 | 94 | 58 | 204 | 151 | 124 | 160 | 136 | 104 | 126 | 104 | 86 | 68 | 132 | 168 | 164 | 160 | 132 | 126 | 112 | 70 | 50 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 |
347 | — | — | 57 | 113 | 113 | — | 31 | 30 | 102 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 50 | 37 | 26 | 136 | 130 | 56 | 90 | 52 | 36 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 175 | 172 | — | — | 19 | 9 | 30 | 45 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 109 | 107 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
210 | 181 | 204 | — | 34 | 95 | 208 | 226 | 175 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 232 | — | 162 | 1223 | 3404 | 3572 | 2668 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 672 | 672 | 51 | 511 | 345 | 51 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 1383 | 661 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 994 | 964 | 964 | 789 | 107 |
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