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Platboom surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 10 May 2024 SAST
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Platboom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Platboom sea temperature is 17.0°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 15.9 °C)
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Platboom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Platboom sea temperature is 17.0°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 15.9 °C)

How big are the waves at Platboom today?

The current surf forecast for Platboom at 3PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (10 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (10 May)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

Hourly12 Days
Cape Town Surf
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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
5
3
4
5
6
6
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
5
4
5
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
1
SW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
2.4
SSW
3.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121214141412131313121212121211111111111119181817161616161615141414151413131212121212111111191816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)497554284920454937753614331829452655250323572180212918181858203720942212200016971497116395473660352844534429819814922077413021775217122632856278627512355211921182651331225104323190321141274203416271302105580862755886315531735
Wind
(km/h)
50
NNW
40
NW
35
W
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
15
SSE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		onononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.43
5:02AM
1.42
5:33PM
1.33
5:45AM
1.28
6:20PM
1.23
6:33AM
1.15
7:17PM
1.14
7:35AM
1.04
8:32PM
1.09
9:01AM
0.97
9:57PM
1.09
10:31AM
0.98
11:05PM
1.14
11:38AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
0.09
10:56PM
0.24
11:20AM
0.21
11:40PM
0.35
12:02PM
0.33
12:30AM
0.46
12:51PM
0.44
1:34AM
0.56
1:54PM
0.53
3:04AM
0.61
3:17PM
0.58
4:38AM
0.59
4:38PM
0.57
5:42AM
0.52
5:38PM
0.52
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------7:33----
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-
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Rain (mm)
2421--------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C151617171617161616171716161515141416161514141414151920181617172022221917171717171516151616171818181817161616191720232323
Feels °C (?)691111111312121314141212997677555556111212111414181916161617171614101091012151818181716151413161317212022

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