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Sunset surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 May 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
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 15.8°C (Statistics for 18 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 16.3 °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 15.8°C (Statistics for 18 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 16.3 °C)
How big are the waves at Sunset today?
The current surf forecast for Sunset at 8AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sunset. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 3513 | 2796 | 2302 | 1536 | 1280 | 1026 | 653 | 512 | 439 | 356 | 286 | 286 | 275 | 514 | 964 | 1415 | 2351 | 4047 | 9006 | 11668 | 13357 | 13204 | 12750 | 10009 | 7916 | 7153 | 6590 | 4965 | 4948 | 6414 | 7644 | 9402 | 11076 | 10487 | 9601 | 9082 | 8004 | 7046 | 5986 | 3521 | 2726 | 2268 | 1652 | 1332 | 1036 | 784 | 780 | 934 | 2025 | 2554 | 2633 | 2560 | 2450 | 2157 | 1886 | 1733 | 1474 | 1346 | 1346 | 1599 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | 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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:54PM 1.22 | 12:25PM 1.11 | 12:32AM 1.29 | 1:03PM 1.19 | 1:07AM 1.35 | 1:37PM 1.26 | 1:40AM 1.41 | 2:10PM 1.32 | 2:14AM 1.45 | 2:43PM 1.36 | 2:47AM 1.47 | 3:17PM 1.39 | 3:22AM 1.47 | 3:52PM 1.39 | 3:58AM 1.45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:26AM 0.43 | 6:23PM 0.47 | 7:01AM 0.35 | 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 | 9:41AM 0.13 | 9:51PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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