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Kakapo surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 10 May 2024 SAST
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Kakapo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kakapo sea temperature is 16.4°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.4 °C max: 18.6 °C min: 15.8 °C)
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Kakapo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kakapo sea temperature is 16.4°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 17.4 °C max: 18.6 °C min: 15.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Kakapo today?

The current surf forecast for Kakapo at 9PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)--
Afternoon (10 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (10 May)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
1.8
SE
1.3
SE
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)1313131312121212121212121414131213131312121212788881120191818171716161615141414141313131313121212121121191816161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)49204549398136143447311127392503235721802216181818131941197222122114179914971144954736603777731684424210149490913138517752196231923432786275130372803234621512031149314351230116210448227346555335791230250938334456477745593859
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.43
5:02AM
1.41
5:33PM
1.33
5:45AM
1.28
6:20PM
1.23
6:34AM
1.15
7:17PM
1.14
7:36AM
1.04
8:32PM
1.09
9:02AM
0.97
9:57PM
1.09
10:32AM
0.98
11:04PM
1.15
11:38AM
1.04
11:54PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
0.24
11:20AM
0.21
11:40PM
0.35
12:02PM
0.33
12:30AM
0.46
12:51PM
0.44
1:35AM
0.56
1:55PM
0.53
3:05AM
0.61
3:18PM
0.58
4:38AM
0.59
4:39PM
0.57
5:42AM
0.52
5:38PM
0.52
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-----7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------7:33------
Sunset5:55-------5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:51---
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Rain (mm)
1-----------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C171716171616171717161615151415161615141313141520212019181921222020171717161617181817161617171919212020202022222425242524
Feels °C (?)121212131314151413121210108898876581015151515141719181718171717151516161615131315151716191717171820202222222322

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