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Sections surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 19 May 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Sections surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sections sea temperature is 15.7°C (Statistics for 19 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.1 °C max: 18.0 °C min: 16.2 °C)
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Sections surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sections sea temperature is 15.7°C (Statistics for 19 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.1 °C max: 18.0 °C min: 16.2 °C)
How big are the waves at Sections today?
The current surf forecast for Sections at 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Sections. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 291 | 286 | 225 | 422 | 777 | 1324 | 2089 | 3730 | 7014 | 9663 | 10815 | 10569 | 10326 | 8195 | 7059 | 6290 | 5516 | 4832 | 4460 | 5243 | 6315 | 8039 | 8656 | 7977 | 7394 | 6551 | 5526 | 5023 | 3597 | 2682 | 2088 | 1548 | 1220 | 980 | 819 | 736 | 1126 | 2233 | 2436 | 2436 | 2368 | 2157 | 1991 | 1810 | 1544 | 1346 | 1144 | 1067 | 1497 | 2146 | 2844 | 2975 | 2891 | 2515 | 2545 | 2385 | 2143 | 1413 | 1502 | 4158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:03PM 1.19 | 1:07AM 1.35 | 1:37PM 1.26 | 1:40AM 1.41 | 2:10PM 1.32 | 2:13AM 1.44 | 2:43PM 1.36 | 2:47AM 1.47 | 3:17PM 1.39 | 3:22AM 1.47 | 3:52PM 1.39 | 3:58AM 1.45 | 4:30PM 1.37 | 4:37AM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:01AM 0.34 | 7:01PM 0.41 | 7:33AM 0.27 | 7:35PM 0.36 | 8:04AM 0.20 | 8:09PM 0.31 | 8:35AM 0.16 | 8:42PM 0.28 | 9:07AM 0.14 | 9:16PM 0.26 | 9:40AM 0.13 | 9:51PM 0.27 | 10:16AM 0.15 | 10:30PM 0.29 | 10:55AM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
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