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Sunset surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 SAST
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Sunset surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset sea temperature is 13.0°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.3 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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Sunset surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset sea temperature is 13.0°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.3 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Sunset today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset at 10AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Sunset. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
S
1
S
1
SSW
0.6
WSW
2
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.5
W
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212111111127888161515141416161515141414141415151514141414141313131313121389101111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1800157612941094968852778634294247405347160251259913558659369841643156114411307138222032147170616381393127311551033106311691169112310929988138026665034953302821991671922728561682211220701905130211029899081055
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
1.43
3:43AM
1.52
4:07PM
1.41
4:13AM
1.48
4:38PM
1.37
4:45AM
1.42
5:12PM
1.31
5:21AM
1.34
5:54PM
1.23
6:05AM
1.24
6:49PM
1.16
7:07AM
1.14
8:09PM
1.11
8:39AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
0.10
9:37PM
0.20
9:59AM
0.11
10:05PM
0.23
10:28AM
0.15
10:36PM
0.28
11:00AM
0.21
11:10PM
0.34
11:38AM
0.29
11:53PM
0.43
12:26PM
0.37
12:52AM
0.51
1:33PM
0.45
2:23AM
0.57
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20--
Sunset----6:12-------6:10-------6:09-------6:08-------6:07-------6:06-------6:05-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415182021201817171718171717171717181919171615141416212220181818191918181716161615171817171617171718191817171616161717
Feels °C (?)15141517192019161515141412121111101010101110976711171815141616181717181715141412141515151415141415161615141212121212

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