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Holbaai surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 SAST
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Holbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holbaai sea temperature is 12.8°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.3 °C min: 16.0 °C)
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Holbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Holbaai sea temperature is 12.8°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.7 °C max: 19.3 °C min: 16.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Holbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Holbaai at 6AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)15151414131313131313131212121212121113121212121111111117171616151514141413131313131212121212121178899988881414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)86050911421285125311981060936862791647540522480414355314240563566636615604475457388381742169620842191205518471647141512301110922812769659598548569414500718882510624626656548471454548476367538515
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
E
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
15
W
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
SE
0
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglassonononglassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
1.34
1:45PM
1.28
1:53AM
1.42
2:13PM
1.35
2:20AM
1.48
2:41PM
1.40
2:47AM
1.52
3:09PM
1.43
3:15AM
1.53
3:38PM
1.44
3:43AM
1.51
4:07PM
1.42
4:13AM
1.47
4:38PM
1.37
4:45AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
0.29
7:48PM
0.31
8:13AM
0.21
8:15PM
0.25
8:39AM
0.15
8:42PM
0.22
9:05AM
0.11
9:09PM
0.20
9:31AM
0.10
9:37PM
0.20
9:59AM
0.11
10:06PM
0.23
10:28AM
0.15
10:36PM
0.28
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise---7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset------6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------6:13-------6:12-------6:10-------6:09-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616161921211918181817222016131313131418171716161616161818171615151415171918171716161618191816151414141822242017151515
Feels °C (?)171616161820201818181715191715131212121316151617171716161817161716161416171816171716151515151310111111111419211614111111

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