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Strand (Pipe) surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 Mar 2024 SAST
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Strand (Pipe) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Strand (Pipe) sea temperature is 17.0°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.8 °C max: 20.4 °C min: 17.7 °C)
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Strand (Pipe) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Strand (Pipe) sea temperature is 17.0°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.8 °C max: 20.4 °C min: 17.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Strand (Pipe) today?

The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
3
SW
1.8
SSW
2
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2
SE
1.7
SSE
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1110161514141414131313121212121211111111121111111111111011791010101010101010121111101010999999131313121216161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)291249358348682765754908721613604449373367278268209176145119109102979391916510014019469399394480975577615776157868436985855145917326191102995816621430357382370353264251306584553
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
0
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
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
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
1.40
5:04AM
1.46
5:24PM
1.32
5:33AM
1.37
5:57PM
1.23
6:09AM
1.27
6:42PM
1.13
7:00AM
1.16
7:59PM
1.03
8:35AM
1.06
10:09PM
1.03
10:45AM
1.09
11:45PM
1.17
12:08PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
0.16
10:54PM
0.24
11:17AM
0.22
11:21PM
0.32
11:48AM
0.31
11:54PM
0.41
12:28PM
0.40
12:38AM
0.52
1:30PM
0.51
1:59AM
0.63
3:22PM
0.57
4:26AM
0.63
5:19PM
0.49
6:04AM
0.48
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset----6:44-------6:43-------6:40-------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------6:36-------
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Rain (mm)
-----------------------------1------------------------------
Temp. °C171722242218181716172226251917171618272928242321191822222117161616161819181615151415212525191615151827302926252525243031
Feels °C (?)161620211915161514152024221614151417282828252320171620201814141515141415131312121112182020151312131626282724232222212728

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