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Glencairn surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 27 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Today's Glencairn sea temperature is 12.8°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.4 °C)
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Today's Glencairn sea temperature is 12.8°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Glencairn today?

The current surf forecast for Glencairn at 5AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.3
ESE
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.7
SW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.8
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)151517161615151481414141515151414141414141313131313121212111111111111111111111111111211111010101010999111113121255
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)696677117210019769156956767045295215295815664184074073413412382212121711681361307369691094605405715925605404444443733132562561402262562021431401371291211191492633035905114253565
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.42
5:12PM
1.31
5:21AM
1.34
5:54PM
1.24
6:05AM
1.24
6:49PM
1.16
7:06AM
1.15
8:09PM
1.12
8:39AM
1.08
9:46PM
1.15
10:22AM
1.10
11:05PM
1.26
11:39AM
1.20
12:04AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
0.27
11:00AM
0.21
11:10PM
0.34
11:38AM
0.28
11:53PM
0.42
12:26PM
0.37
12:51AM
0.51
1:32PM
0.45
2:22AM
0.57
3:05PM
0.49
4:13AM
0.52
4:37PM
0.45
5:34AM
0.39
5:46PM
0.35
6:32AM
0.23
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-------7:22
Sunset------6:07-------6:07-------6:06-------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-------6:01-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515151823242021211918191817161615151416191817171716161718171616151515171818181717161719201818191817171819181717171716
Feels °C (?)1099111520211719191816181615141413121012161514131312131515141413121212141516181717151617181717171616161617161617171817

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