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Glencairn Surf Photo: 'windy barrel ' by Gabriel Kayser

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	SSW	SSE
	12 s	cross		11 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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
	SW	SW		SW	SSE	SSE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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
	SW	WSW		SSW	WSW	SSE
	11 s	cross- off		12 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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
	SW	WNW		SSW	WSW	SSE
	11 s	off		12 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 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
	SW	W	SW	SW	SW	SW
	11 s	off	11 s	11 s	14 s	24 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 May 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
	SW	W	SW	SW	SW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	24 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 May 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
	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	23 s	23 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 May 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
	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	22 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 May 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	SW	SSE
	12 s	cross		12 s	22 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 May 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
	SW	SW		SW	SW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 May 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
	SW	SSW		SW	SW
	12 s	cross		12 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 May 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
	SW	SW		SW	SW	NW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	20 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 May 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
	SW	SSW		SW	SW	WNW
	11 s	cross		11 s	20 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 May 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
	SW	SSW		SW	SW	WNW
	11 s	cross		11 s	20 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 May 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
	SW	SSW		SW	SW	NW
	11 s	cross		11 s	20 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 May 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SW	S		SSW	SW	NW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	18 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 May 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	S		SSW	SW	NW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	18 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 May at 2 pm

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

Image captured 3 hours and 5 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.6 ft). Range 1.95m (6.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

user: Gabriel Kayser (6 photos)
photo taken at: 2:50 pm 1 May 2025

windy barrel

South Africa | Glencairn

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