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Platboom surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 SAST
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Platboom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Platboom sea temperature is 16.8°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.1 °C max: 20.7 °C min: 18.0 °C)
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Platboom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Platboom sea temperature is 16.8°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.1 °C max: 20.7 °C min: 18.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Platboom today?

The current surf forecast for Platboom at 8PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)12121413131313131312121212121211111111111111111010101212121111101212121212111111101010109141413131313131312121212141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7597591289191920051862169714681352106596088473665557344543735728323723723320418918523941464780593413311678526454785972473740023266293125081974150812248897024761107108610531037940851753718706584593118711711139
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ENE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
30
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
S
15
NNE
15
WNW
15
NNW
25
W
15
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
1.38
5:05AM
1.44
5:25PM
1.31
5:34AM
1.36
5:58PM
1.22
6:10AM
1.26
6:43PM
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.16
10:54PM
0.24
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
0.56
4:26AM
0.62
5:18PM
0.48
6:03AM
0.47
6:26PM
0.34
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01----
Sunset--6:45-------6:44-------6:43-------6:40-------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------6:36-
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Rain (mm)
----------------------------1--1--11------------------------
Temp. °C171717171716161617171818171717161921202122231918191919191818171718171818181818181818181717171616171918202019201719201818
Feels °C (?)12111110988810991110101112171918202321161516161616141414131191113151618191818161412111010121413161718181517171818

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