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Glen Beach surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 SAST
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Glen Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Glen Beach sea temperature is 15.2°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.9 °C max: 20.4 °C min: 17.8 °C)
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Glen Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Glen Beach sea temperature is 15.2°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.9 °C max: 20.4 °C min: 17.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Glen Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Glen Beach at 10PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)7ft (2.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Glen Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)14131313131313121212121212111111111111111110101012121211101112121212121211111110101091114131313131312121216151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)99216931749164315941374117310838998197365935734534373572832372332332041891822003414978191064150733164745487049014845475341583310263020141508125587167244710601086105310211021838730584574553125414842171284330172496
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
0
SE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
1.64
5:10AM
1.71
5:32PM
1.57
5:40AM
1.63
6:07PM
1.49
6:18AM
1.53
6:53PM
1.40
7:10AM
1.41
8:05PM
1.32
8:40AM
1.31
10:01PM
1.31
10:48AM
1.31
11:41PM
1.43
12:16PM
1.44
12:43AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.50
11:21AM
0.46
11:25PM
0.57
11:54AM
0.54
12:00AM
0.66
12:34PM
0.64
12:49AM
0.76
1:36PM
0.74
2:18AM
0.86
3:26PM
0.81
4:40AM
0.83
5:19PM
0.75
6:09AM
0.68
6:28PM
0.62
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01------
Sunset6:45-------6:44-------6:43-------6:42-------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------6:36---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716161616192121201818171823252625221817171819191818171717181818181717171718191918171716162023212019191920232422212222
Feels °C (?)141212131314171818171517161824242526211715151618171816141515161515171616151616161515131414141820181717181819212422212221

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