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How big are the waves at Captains today?
The current surf forecast for Captains at 3AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Afternoon (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Evening (20 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Captains. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 860 | 509 | 1142 | 1285 | 1253 | 1198 | 1060 | 936 | 862 | 791 | 647 | 540 | 522 | 472 | 414 | 407 | 314 | 240 | 563 | 566 | 636 | 625 | 604 | 483 | 457 | 388 | 381 | 615 | 1279 | 1904 | 2191 | 2055 | 1693 | 1647 | 1415 | 1139 | 936 | 824 | 679 | 669 | 551 | 517 | 412 | 605 | 578 | 203 | 508 | 667 | 637 | 702 | 686 | 455 | 399 | 284 | 446 | 432 | 429 | 763 | 810 | 1555 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:25AM 1.34 | 1:45PM 1.28 | 1:53AM 1.42 | 2:13PM 1.35 | 2:20AM 1.48 | 2:41PM 1.40 | 2:47AM 1.52 | 3:09PM 1.43 | 3:15AM 1.53 | 3:38PM 1.44 | 3:43AM 1.51 | 4:07PM 1.42 | 4:13AM 1.47 | 4:38PM 1.37 | 4:45AM 1.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:46AM 0.29 | 7:48PM 0.31 | 8:13AM 0.21 | 8:15PM 0.25 | 8:39AM 0.15 | 8:42PM 0.22 | 9:05AM 0.11 | 9:09PM 0.20 | 9:31AM 0.10 | 9:37PM 0.20 | 9:59AM 0.11 | 10:06PM 0.23 | 10:28AM 0.15 | 10:36PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 |
Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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