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Platboom Surf Photo: 'Kite heaven ' by Zach Hechter

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Platboom sea temperature is

15.4° C

0.2°

Platboom 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	SW	NW	SE
	13 s	on	6 s	13 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Platboom 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	SE	SE	SW	NW	SE
	13 s	on	7 s	13 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Platboom 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	SE	SE	SW	NW	SE
	13 s	on	7 s	13 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 January at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Platboom 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	ESE	SE	SW	SE	NW
	12 s	on	7 s	12 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 January at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Platboom 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	ESE	SE	SW	SE	NW
	12 s	on	6 s	12 s	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Platboom 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	N	SE	SW	SE	NW
	12 s	cross- off	6 s	12 s	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Platboom 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	NNW	NNW	SW	SE	SE
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	5 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Platboom 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	NW	NNW	SW	S	SE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Platboom 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	NW	NW	SW	S	SE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Platboom 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	W	NW	SW	S	SE
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 January at 5 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	NNW	S
	12 s	cross	4 s	12 s	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 January at 8 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	S
	12 s	cross	5 s	12 s	5 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 January at 11 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	S	SW
	12 s	cross	6 s	12 s	11 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 2 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	SW
	12 s	cross- on	5 s	12 s	10 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 5 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	NW
	12 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	18 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 8 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW
	12 s	cross- on	7 s	12 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Platboom 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	S	SW	SW	WSW	ESE
	11 s	cross- on	10 s	14 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 January at 2 pm

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

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Platboom Surf Photo: 'Kite heaven ' by Zach Hechter

Perfect day for a kite

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User: Zach Hechter (5 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:16 pm 3 Jan 2023