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Cape St Francis surf Forecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 SAST
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Cape St Francis surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape St Francis sea temperature is 16.8°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.4 °C max: 23.1 °C min: 20.0 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Cape St Francis surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape St Francis sea temperature is 16.8°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.4 °C max: 23.1 °C min: 20.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Cape St Francis today?

The current surf forecast for Cape St Francis at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Cape St Francis. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.4
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
E
0.2
S
2.4
WSW
0.6
S
0.9
SSW
0.2
E
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)8888899999999988888899888884888848812129111155666777777161572191818816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)51369288191974480577090951646135129921017517113510476586673936866666611127232424246243537365532314464119956571604836352420399340248050
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
0
SSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
5
NE
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
15
NE
25
E
30
W
50
W
50
W
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
0.94
11:53PM
1.04
12:23PM
1.02
12:57AM
1.17
1:13PM
1.13
1:32AM
1.30
1:46PM
1.24
2:00AM
1.42
2:15PM
1.34
2:26AM
1.52
2:41PM
1.43
2:51AM
1.60
3:08PM
1.49
3:17AM
1.65
3:34PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
0.69
6:30AM
0.69
6:35PM
0.60
7:20AM
0.56
7:17PM
0.49
7:50AM
0.44
7:47PM
0.38
8:16AM
0.33
8:14PM
0.29
8:40AM
0.23
8:39PM
0.22
9:05AM
0.15
9:05PM
0.17
9:30AM
0.10
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:46-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset--5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47-------5:46-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222422222222222429312822181818182020191818181818212121212121201820201817171718182121202020212018202018181817171719191918
Feels °C (?)212119202121212327292919141516161818191819191818202019212223191518191717181817161918171818211914111211141515161720181816

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