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Sunset Surf Photo: 'empty bomb on the outer reef' by Gianluca de Gasparis

Lat Long: 34.12° S 18.34° E

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sunset sea temperature is

15.1° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

Sunset surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W		SW	SSE
	14 s	on		14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 August at 5 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W		SW	SSE
	14 s	cross- on		14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 August at 8 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW	SW	SSE
	14 s	cross	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 August at 11 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSE	SW	WSW
	14 s	cross- off	11 s	14 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 August at 2 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 August at 5 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 August at 8 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW
	14 s	cross- off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 August at 11 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW
	13 s	cross- off		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 August at 2 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW
	13 s	cross- off		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 August at 5 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SW
	13 s	cross- off		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 August at 8 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SSW
	13 s	off		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 August at 11 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SSW
	13 s	off		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 August at 2 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SSW
	13 s	off		13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 August at 5 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	ESE	SSW
	13 s	off	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 August at 8 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	ESE	SW
	13 s	off	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 August at 11 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	SE	SW	S
	13 s	off	5 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 August at 2 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	SW	S
	13 s	off	5 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 August at 5 pm

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

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Sunset Surf Photo: 'empty bomb on the outer reef' by Gianluca de Gasparis

One of a 5 wave set that cam crashing through while we were watching on this day.

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User: Gianluca de Gasparis (10 photos)

Country: South Africa (561 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:39 pm 12 Aug 2021