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Captains surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 27 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Captains surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Captains sea temperature is 12.9°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 19.0 °C min: 16.1 °C)
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Captains surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Captains sea temperature is 12.9°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 °C max: 19.0 °C min: 16.1 °C)
How big are the waves at Captains today?
The current surf forecast for Captains at 6AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Captains. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 1343 | 1325 | 1203 | 1904 | 1904 | 1654 | 1547 | 1290 | 1171 | 1063 | 943 | 917 | 984 | 1011 | 899 | 813 | 813 | 726 | 641 | 565 | 526 | 392 | 386 | 286 | 239 | 196 | 151 | 104 | 116 | 111 | 991 | 1176 | 1176 | 1300 | 1300 | 1111 | 1091 | 1066 | 916 | 778 | 672 | 495 | 402 | 551 | 572 | 460 | 388 | 373 | 318 | 289 | 271 | 307 | 340 | 737 | 988 | 1617 | 1401 | 1113 | 955 | 814 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:45AM 1.41 | 5:13PM 1.31 | 5:21AM 1.33 | 5:55PM 1.24 | 6:06AM 1.24 | 6:50PM 1.16 | 7:08AM 1.14 | 8:10PM 1.12 | 8:41AM 1.08 | 9:46PM 1.15 | 10:22AM 1.11 | 11:05PM 1.27 | 11:39AM 1.20 | 12:03AM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:36PM 0.28 | 11:00AM 0.21 | 11:11PM 0.34 | 11:38AM 0.29 | 11:53PM 0.43 | 12:26PM 0.37 | 12:52AM 0.51 | 1:32PM 0.45 | 2:23AM 0.56 | 3:05PM 0.49 | 4:13AM 0.52 | 4:37PM 0.45 | 5:34AM 0.39 | 5:46PM 0.36 | 6:31AM 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
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