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Glen Beach surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 25 Apr 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 13.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.1 °C min: 16.2 °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 13.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.1 °C min: 16.2 °C)


How big are the waves at Glen Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Glen Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
SW
1
W
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121212121111118891516151515141616151514141414141515141414141414131313131313121212810111010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5222942692221402051581164546867731135140214741441132511792061203517531547139311711155103394311081138998984813821726623511386380330239199150145114115312656631573482394402410501501501458370300250245
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
0
NE
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
1.76
4:13PM
1.66
4:16AM
1.73
4:43PM
1.63
4:48AM
1.68
5:18PM
1.58
5:25AM
1.60
6:00PM
1.51
6:10AM
1.49
6:53PM
1.45
7:11AM
1.38
8:07PM
1.40
8:42AM
1.31
9:41PM
1.42
10:27AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
0.35
10:07PM
0.48
10:30AM
0.38
10:37PM
0.52
11:02AM
0.43
11:13PM
0.59
11:39AM
0.51
11:57PM
0.67
12:26PM
0.61
12:59AM
0.75
1:32PM
0.70
2:37AM
0.79
3:09PM
0.75
4:25AM
0.73
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22--
Sunset----6:10-------6:09-------6:08-------6:07-------6:07-------6:06-------6:05-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718181817171717161922221917151414182425211920191820201715151515141616151313131313161716151414141517181818171717161819
Feels °C (?)161615151413131313121417181514121011162223181818171618181615151413121414121110111111141516151415151617161617171616151718

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