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Strandfontein surf Forecast / West Coast / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 May 2024 SAST
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Strandfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Strandfontein sea temperature is 15.2°C (Statistics for 18 May 1981-2005 - mean: 16.3 °C max: 17.7 °C min: 15.1 °C)
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Strandfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Strandfontein sea temperature is 15.2°C (Statistics for 18 May 1981-2005 - mean: 16.3 °C max: 17.7 °C min: 15.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Strandfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Strandfontein at 7AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (18 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
SW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SW
1.7
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)14131312121212111111111011191818181717191817171716161616151414141414151515141414131313121212121191514141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)31592574210716821468125012295344234783804412863255659641415208935006425752584839020881273536486572247724032338336144463571371407331696365035978530150683971336525612138185298077611474356231126225022182226216118941736162314571269
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SE
0
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
0
S
0
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
S
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
0
NW
5
NE
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
0
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglassoncrosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
1.35
12:23PM
1.26
12:29AM
1.42
1:01PM
1.34
1:05AM
1.49
1:35PM
1.42
1:39AM
1.55
2:09PM
1.49
2:13AM
1.59
2:42PM
1.53
2:47AM
1.61
3:16PM
1.56
3:22AM
1.61
3:51PM
1.55
3:59AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.47
6:28PM
0.52
7:02AM
0.38
7:05PM
0.46
7:33AM
0.30
7:39PM
0.40
8:04AM
0.23
8:11PM
0.35
8:34AM
0.18
8:44PM
0.31
9:06AM
0.16
9:17PM
0.29
9:39AM
0.15
9:52PM
0.29
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise---7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-------7:33-------7:33
Sunset------5:55-------5:54-------5:54-------5:53-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616171819161617161617222218171717171822222118181818171819181616151515161716151414141416171617181817171919161515141414
Feels °C (?)171717181917141417161615201916151615151619191917171616161717161415131314141311111113141416151516171716161916141415131414

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