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Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Strand (Pipe) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Strand (Pipe) sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Strand (Pipe) today?
The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 8AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Strand (Pipe). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 918 | 1080 | 993 | 943 | 859 | 807 | 807 | 718 | 583 | 1508 | 2728 | 3190 | 3355 | 1665 | 1570 | 1375 | 1175 | 1043 | 978 | 961 | 921 | 937 | 1008 | 1064 | 994 | 911 | 792 | 682 | 595 | 525 | 460 | 392 | 288 | 281 | 286 | 281 | 229 | 128 | 164 | 161 | 195 | 238 | 235 | 235 | 246 | 242 | 286 | 325 | 315 | 277 | 114 | 90 | 110 | 71 | 167 | 167 | 140 | 101 | 171 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:40AM 1.62 | 5:10PM 1.47 | 5:25AM 1.47 | 5:58PM 1.36 | 6:16AM 1.30 | 6:56PM 1.24 | 7:19AM 1.15 | 8:12PM 1.15 | 8:48AM 1.04 | 9:48PM 1.13 | 10:30AM 1.02 | 11:09PM 1.18 | 11:45AM 1.08 | 12:04AM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:30PM 0.10 | 10:59AM 0.06 | 11:16PM 0.21 | 11:45AM 0.19 | 12:08AM 0.34 | 12:36PM 0.34 | 1:12AM 0.47 | 1:41PM 0.47 | 2:43AM 0.57 | 3:11PM 0.54 | 4:29AM 0.57 | 4:42PM 0.54 | 5:46AM 0.50 | 5:48PM 0.50 | 6:35AM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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