Sunset Beach Surf Photo by John Rattey

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Open ocean wave model on 23 April at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SE	S	WSW	W
	12 s	cross	12 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SE	S	W
	12 s	cross	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SE	SSE	WSW
	11 s	cross	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SE	SSE	SW	WSW
	11 s	cross	11 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SE	SSE	SW	WSW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ESE	SSE	SW	SW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	12 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE	SE	SSE	SW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE	SE	SSE	SW
	11 s	cross- off	12 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ESE	SE	SSE	SW
	11 s	cross- off	12 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SE	SE	SSE	SW
	11 s	cross	11 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SE	SE	SSE	SW
	11 s	cross	11 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSW
	11 s	cross	11 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 April at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE	SE	SSW	SW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 April at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 April at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 19 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (1.8 ft). Range 1.87m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Surf at Sunset Beach with the iconic Table Mountain as a backdrop.

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User: John Rattey (16 photos)

Country: South Africa (548 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:28 am 24 Apr 2012