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Kakapo surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 20 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Kakapo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kakapo sea temperature is 13.0°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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Kakapo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kakapo sea temperature is 13.0°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 16.3 °C)
How big are the waves at Kakapo today?
The current surf forecast for Kakapo at 3PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kakapo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 1422 | 1269 | 1162 | 1028 | 936 | 803 | 637 | 607 | 488 | 472 | 414 | 361 | 268 | 289 | 280 | 657 | 736 | 625 | 617 | 565 | 469 | 460 | 469 | 1431 | 2574 | 2901 | 3059 | 2651 | 2290 | 1992 | 1800 | 1576 | 1294 | 983 | 968 | 852 | 791 | 645 | 353 | 436 | 247 | 180 | 371 | 556 | 732 | 666 | 572 | 627 | 949 | 745 | 644 | 743 | 949 | 1212 | 1983 | 2061 | 1871 | 1568 | 1526 | 1526 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:45PM 1.27 | 1:53AM 1.42 | 2:13PM 1.34 | 2:20AM 1.48 | 2:41PM 1.40 | 2:47AM 1.52 | 3:09PM 1.43 | 3:15AM 1.53 | 3:38PM 1.43 | 3:43AM 1.52 | 4:07PM 1.41 | 4:13AM 1.48 | 4:38PM 1.37 | 4:45AM 1.42 | 5:12PM 1.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:47PM 0.31 | 8:13AM 0.21 | 8:15PM 0.25 | 8:39AM 0.15 | 8:42PM 0.22 | 9:05AM 0.11 | 9:09PM 0.20 | 9:32AM 0.10 | 9:37PM 0.20 | 9:59AM 0.11 | 10:05PM 0.23 | 10:28AM 0.15 | 10:36PM 0.28 | 11:00AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - |
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| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
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