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Glencairn surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 SAST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Today's Glencairn sea temperature is 15.0°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.0 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 17.9 °C)
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Today's Glencairn sea temperature is 15.0°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.0 °C max: 20.6 °C min: 17.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Glencairn today?

The current surf forecast for Glencairn at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SE
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
2.4
SSE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)13131312121212121211111111711111110101011121291010101112121212121111101010991413131313131216161615141414141313888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8216595815374164094033092542501772091711391141141128982104171158161718123975476915622530252422542094175313141054955804657355260478444437424418357398245628620695658648721671623479663729804
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
1.31
5:34AM
1.36
5:59PM
1.22
6:10AM
1.26
6:44PM
1.11
7:01AM
1.15
8:00PM
1.02
8:36AM
1.05
10:09PM
1.02
10:45AM
1.08
11:44PM
1.16
12:08PM
1.20
12:41AM
1.35
1:04PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18AM
0.22
11:22PM
0.31
11:49AM
0.30
11:55PM
0.41
12:29PM
0.40
12:40AM
0.51
1:31PM
0.50
2:00AM
0.62
3:22PM
0.55
4:26AM
0.62
5:18PM
0.48
6:03AM
0.47
6:25PM
0.34
7:00AM
0.28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01--
Sunset----6:44-------6:43-------6:40-------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------6:36-------
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Rain (mm)
-----------------------1------------------------------------
Temp. °C161617181818181717172123232425191817181919181817171718181817171717171718181717171716192120191717171620242421191817182126
Feels °C (?)101112121112131314152122222523161615161616161413141414141614151415151415131111121211131513131112131217201916151414161925

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