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Glencairn Surf Photo: 'riding wave on windy day ' by Gabriel Kayser

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	SE	SSE	SSW	WNW	SE
	10 s	cross- on	7 s	11 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 2 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	WNW	SE
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	11 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 5 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	SE	SE	SSW	NW	WNW
	7 s	on	7 s	11 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 8 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE	SE	SSW	SE	WSW
	7 s	on	7 s	11 s	16 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 April at 11 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	WSW
	7 s	on	7 s	12 s	24 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 2 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	S
	12 s	on	7 s	12 s	23 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 5 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	S
	21 s	on	7 s	12 s	21 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 8 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW
	20 s	on	7 s	12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 11 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SE	SE	SSW	S
	19 s	on	7 s	19 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 2 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SE	SSW
	18 s	on	7 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 5 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SE	SSW
	17 s	on	7 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 8 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SE	SSW
	16 s	on	7 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 April at 11 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SE	SSW
	16 s	on	7 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 2 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SE	SSW	SE
	16 s	on	8 s	16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 5 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SE	SSW	SE
	16 s	on	8 s	16 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 8 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SE	SSW
	15 s	on	8 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 11 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SE	SE	SSW	SSE
	15 s	on	8 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 April at 2 pm

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

Image captured One hour and 28 minutes before low water (falling neap tide). Tide height was 0.6m (2.0 ft). Range 1.96m (6.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

user: Gabriel Kayser (6 photos)
photo taken at: 2:20 pm 5 Apr 2025

riding wave on windy day

South Africa | Glencairn

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my uncle took this photo of me bodyboarding a wave on a windy day

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