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Olifants Bos surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 SAST
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Olifants Bos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Olifants Bos sea temperature is 11.2°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.2 °C max: 20.0 °C min: 16.4 °C)
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Olifants Bos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Olifants Bos sea temperature is 11.2°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.2 °C max: 20.0 °C min: 16.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Olifants Bos today?

The current surf forecast for Olifants Bos at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131218181616161615141414131313131212121212121515141413131313121212121212121215141312121212111111101017161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1541882292532761621627319719426736649269276783382171568353752941136731927723623629856662394710951077111010771012835742730680540463361268372248728873283284622601753134299079860343455690414741496
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
0
NNE
5
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
5
E
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
0.95
11:14PM
1.04
11:47AM
1.00
12:18AM
1.14
12:39PM
1.09
12:56AM
1.24
1:15PM
1.19
1:26AM
1.34
1:45PM
1.27
1:54AM
1.42
2:14PM
1.34
2:21AM
1.49
2:42PM
1.40
2:48AM
1.53
3:09PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.61
5:50AM
0.60
6:01PM
0.54
6:43AM
0.50
6:46PM
0.46
7:18AM
0.39
7:19PM
0.38
7:47AM
0.30
7:48PM
0.31
8:13AM
0.21
8:15PM
0.25
8:39AM
0.15
8:42PM
0.21
9:05AM
0.11
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:15----
Sunset--6:21-------6:20-------6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------6:13-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192019192020191819191818171716161717171718181819202119181817171717171817171819191919181818181717181818181717171717171717
Feels °C (?)182019192120181718171719171715151615141314141518202119171817171716151513131618171717151616151515161617181717171616161515

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