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| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
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SW |
NNW |
NW |
WSW |
WNW |
SE |
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| 13 s |
cross- on |
5 s | 13 s | 18 s | 10 s |
Open ocean wave model on 18 January 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 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
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SW |
W |
W |
SW |
NW |
SE |
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| 13 s | on | 7 s | 13 s | 12 s | 10 s |
Open ocean wave model on 18 January 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 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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WSW |
W |
WSW |
SW |
NW |
NW |
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| 9 s |
cross- on |
9 s | 13 s | 12 s | 16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 18 January 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 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SW |
SW |
WSW |
WSW |
NW |
NW |
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| 12 s |
cross- on |
12 s | 12 s | 12 s | 16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 18 January 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 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SW |
SSW |
SW |
WSW |
NW |
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| 13 s | cross | 13 s | 22 s | 16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 18 January 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 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SW |
SSW |
WSW |
WSW |
NW |
|||
| 14 s | cross | 14 s | 20 s | 16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 19 January 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 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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WSW |
SSE |
WSW |
WSW |
NW |
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| 16 s | glass | 16 s | 20 s | 16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 19 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSW |
SSE |
WSW |
NW |
|||
| 16 s |
cross- off |
16 s | 16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 19 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSW |
SSE |
WSW |
NW |
|||
| 17 s |
cross- off |
17 s | 16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 19 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSW |
SSE |
WSW |
||||
| 17 s |
cross- off |
17 s |
Open ocean wave model on 19 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSW |
SSE |
WSW |
||||
| 16 s |
cross- off |
16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 19 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSW |
SSE |
WSW |
NW |
|||
| 16 s |
cross- off |
16 s | 15 s |
Open ocean wave model on 19 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSW |
ESE |
WSW |
NW |
|||
| 15 s | off | 16 s | 15 s |
Open ocean wave model on 19 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSW |
SE |
WSW |
NW |
|||
| 15 s |
cross- off |
15 s | 15 s |
Open ocean wave model on 20 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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WSW |
S |
SW |
NW |
|||
| 14 s |
cross- off |
14 s | 15 s |
Open ocean wave model on 20 January 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 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SW |
SSW |
SW |
NW |
NW |
|||
| 14 s | cross | 14 s | 15 s | 15 s |
Open ocean wave model on 20 January 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 |
SSW |
SW |
NW |
|||
| 13 s | cross | 13 s | 15 s |
Open ocean wave model on 20 January at 11 am
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Sunset around the time the photo was taken
Sunset Surf Photo: 'Jacques Theron vs a heaving monster' by Gianluca de Gasparis
This shot was taken on morning of the infamous "Big Wednesday" swell. It features Jacques Theron taking on one of the biggest waves ever surf at Sunsets and coming out the otherside.


