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Sunset surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 27 Apr 2024 SAST
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Sunset surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset sea temperature is 13.0°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.3 °C min: 16.4 °C)
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Sunset surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset sea temperature is 13.0°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.3 °C min: 16.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Sunset today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset at 6AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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

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Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.7
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)15141416161515141414141415151414141414141413131313131212121111111111111111111111111010101110101010999911111312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15631521138223542175198516381505127311551048117912621138109289989980264163251844433528623116115210313970512341347145615101452129111641045987846672588320320572492416356348321307340405878750173913691113955726
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
20
ENE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
W
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
0
SW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.42
5:12PM
1.31
5:21AM
1.34
5:54PM
1.23
6:05AM
1.24
6:49PM
1.16
7:07AM
1.14
8:09PM
1.11
8:39AM
1.08
9:46PM
1.15
10:22AM
1.10
11:05PM
1.26
11:39AM
1.20
12:04AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
0.28
11:00AM
0.21
11:10PM
0.34
11:38AM
0.29
11:53PM
0.43
12:26PM
0.37
12:52AM
0.51
1:33PM
0.45
2:23AM
0.57
3:05PM
0.49
4:13AM
0.52
4:37PM
0.45
5:34AM
0.39
5:46PM
0.36
6:32AM
0.24
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24
Sunset------6:08-------6:07-------6:06-------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-------6:02-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515151823252122201818181716161615141516171716161615151617171616151515161717171717171719191818191817171818171717171716
Feels °C (?)1089101420221719161615161313141412101112141513121211111314141413121211131416171716161618171716171616161716151617181817

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