Burning Swell
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Buffels Bay

faces 189° S · Western Cape, South Africa · −34.085, 22.977

Times in SAST

Epic · best window 19:00–00:00
2.6 m
14 s period · SW 214°
Clean groundswell, 56° inside the swell window · sampled 18 km offshore
Wind
3 km/h
NE · cross-offNE 37° · cross-off
Tide
−0.3 m
falling · L 23:30falling · low 23:30 (−0.5 m)
Energy
42 kJ
good
Sky
16°
overcast · feels 16°overcast since 18:00 · feels 16° · water 16° · OISST 13 Oct, preliminary
Ensemble · 06Z3 of 3 models reporting · updated 13:47 UTC

Next 16 days

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  • swell · 10–14 s
  • wind swell · under 10 s
  • offshore
  • cross-off
  • cross
  • cross-on
  • onshore
  • glassy
  • band: the models' spread

Hourly detail

Thursday 8 October epicbest 00:00–09:00 · light 05:57–18:34

00 
epic
2.7 m14s SW2.5 + 0.9 + 0.7 mtide 0.3↑
offshore 7 km/hgust7 km/h 11°
45 kJ
03 
epic
2.8 m14s SW2.6 + 0.7 + 0.5 mtide 0.6↓
offshore 8 km/hgust8 km/h 12°
47 kJ
06 
epic
2.8 m15s SW2.7 + 0.9 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross-off 7 km/hgust8 km/h 12°
53 kJ
09 
good
2.8 m15s SW2.7 + 0.9 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross-on 9 km/hgust10 km/h 18°
53 kJ
12 
good
2.8 m14s SW2.6 + 0.9 mtide0.4 ↑
onshore 12 km/hgust12 km/h 20°
50 kJ
15 
good
2.7 m14s SW2.5 + 0.8 mtide0.9 ↓
cross-on 13 km/hgust16 km/h 17°
47 kJ
18 
epic
2.5 m14s SW2.4 + 0.7 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross-on 6 km/hgust8 km/h 15°
41 kJ
21 
epic
2.4 m14s SW2.3 + 0.6 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross-off 5 km/hgust5 km/h 12°
35 kJ

Friday 9 October goodbest 00:00–11:00 · light 05:56–18:34

00 
epic
2.2 m14s SW2.2 + 0.6 mtide0.1 ↑
offshore 6 km/hgust6 km/h 11°
31 kJ
03 
epic
2.2 m14s SW2.2 + 0.6 mtide0.8 ↓
cross-off 4 km/hgust4 km/h 11°
31 kJ
06 
epic
2.4 m13s SW2.3 + 0.6 mtide−0.1 ↓
offshore 7 km/hgust7 km/h 11°
34 kJ
09 
epic
2.6 m13s SW2.5 + 0.6 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross-on 3 km/hgust3 km/h 19°
39 kJ
12 
good
2.7 m13s SW2.6 + 0.5 mtide0.1 ↑
onshore 12 km/hgust13 km/h 20°
42 kJ
15 
good
2.8 m13s SW2.7 + 0.5 mtide1.0 ↓
onshore 11 km/hgust12 km/h 19°
45 kJ
18 
good
2.7 m13s SW2.6 + 0.5 mtide0.1 ↓
onshore 6 km/hgust9 km/h 16°
42 kJ
21 
epic
2.6 m13s SW2.6 + 0.4 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross-off 3 km/hgust3 km/h 14°
39 kJ

Saturday 10 October epicbest 00:00–10:00 · light 05:54–18:35

00 
epic
2.5 m12s SW2.4 + 0.4 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross-off 3 km/hgust3 km/h 15°
35 kJ
03 
epic
2.4 m12s SW2.3 + 0.4 mtide0.8 ↓
cross-off 5 km/hgust4 km/h 12°
30 kJ
06 
epic
2.3 m12s SW2.3 + 0.4 mtide0.1 ↓
cross-off 6 km/hgust6 km/h 12°
28 kJ
09 
epic
2.2 m12s SW2.2 + 0.4 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross-on 5 km/hgust7 km/h 19°
26 kJ
12 
good
2.2 m12s SW2.0 + 0.7 + 0.4 mtide −0.1↑
onshore 11 km/hgust9 km/h 21°
26 kJ
15 
good
2.2 m12s SW2.2 + 0.4 mtide1.0 ↓
cross-on 14 km/hgust14 km/h 23°
26 kJ
18 
epic
2.3 m12s SW2.2 + 0.4 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 10 km/hgust17 km/h 19°
27 kJ
21 
epic
2.3 m12s SW2.2 + 0.4 mtide−0.8 ↓
cross-off 6 km/hgust6 km/h 15°
29 kJ

Sunday 11 October epicbest 00:00–09:00 · light 05:53–18:36

00 
epic
2.3 m12s SW2.2 + 0.7 + 0.4 mtide −0.4↑
cross-off 4 km/hgust4 km/h 15°
30 kJ
03 
epic
2.3 m13s SW2.2 + 0.6 + 0.4 mtide 0.8↑
cross-off 6 km/hgust5 km/h 15°
30 kJ
06 
epic
2.2 m13s SW2.1 + 0.6 + 0.4 mtide 0.3↓
cross 9 km/hgust13 km/h 15°
28 kJ
09 
good
2.2 m13s SW2.1 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide −0.8↓
cross-on 9 km/hgust11 km/h 20°
26 kJ
12 
good
2.1 m12s SW2.0 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide −0.3↑
onshore 12 km/hgust10 km/h 22°
24 kJ
15 
good
2.0 m12s SW1.9 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide 0.9↑
onshore 9 km/hgust7 km/h 21°
21 kJ
18 
good
1.8 m12s SW1.8 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide 0.5↓
onshore 6 km/hgust8 km/h 18°
19 kJ
21 
epic
1.7 m12s SW1.6 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide −0.7↓
cross-off 7 km/hgust6 km/h 15°
16 kJ

Monday 12 October epicbest 16:00–24:00 · light 05:51–18:37

00 
epic
1.6 m12s SW1.5 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide −0.5↑
cross-off 3 km/hgust3 km/h 16°
14 kJ
03 
epic
1.6 m12s SW1.5 + 0.5 mtide0.7 ↑
cross-off 5 km/hgust5 km/h 16°
13 kJ
06 
epic
1.5 m12s SW1.5 + 0.5 mtide0.5 ↓
cross-off 7 km/hgust10 km/h 15°
13 kJ
09 
good
1.6 m12s SW1.5 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide −0.7↓
cross-on 12 km/hgust23 km/h 20°
13 kJ
12 
fair
1.6 m11s SW1.5 + 0.5 mtide−0.5 ↑
onshore 14 km/hgust15 km/h 22°
14 kJ
15 
good
1.7 m11s SW1.5 + 0.6 mtide0.7 ↑
cross 12 km/hgust20 km/h 18° · 2.4 mm/h
15 kJ
18 
epic
1.7 m11s SW1.6 + 0.5 mtide0.6 ↓
offshore 7 km/hgust11 km/h 16°
14 kJ
21 
epic
1.9 m11s SW1.8 + 0.5 mtide−0.6 ↓
offshore 9 km/hgust12 km/h 15°
18 kJ

Tuesday 13 October epicbest 00:00–06:00 · light 05:50–18:38

00 
epic
2.1 m11s SW2.0 + 0.4 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross-off 7 km/hgust10 km/h 15°
21 kJ
03 
epic
2.0 m11s SW2.0 + 0.4 mtide0.5 ↑
cross 8 km/hgust21 km/h 15°
19 kJ
06 
good
1.9 m10s SW1.9 + 0.4 mtide0.6 ↓
cross-on 9 km/hgust17 km/h 14°
17 kJ
09 
good
1.9 m10s SW1.8 + 0.4 mtide−0.5 ↓
cross-on 8 km/hgust12 km/h 14°
16 kJ
12 
good
1.8 m10s SW1.8 + 0.4 mtide−0.5 ↑
onshore 5 km/hgust6 km/h 14°
15 kJ
15 
good
1.8 m10s SW1.8 + 0.4 mtide0.5 ↑
cross-on 9 km/hgust10 km/h 15°
15 kJ
18 
good
1.8 m10s SW1.7 + 0.4 mtide0.6 ↓
cross-on 9 km/hgust15 km/h 15°
14 kJ
21 
good
1.7 m10s SW1.7 + 0.4 mtide−0.4 ↓
cross 8 km/hgust18 km/h 13°
13 kJ

Wednesday 14 October epicbest 19:00–24:00 · light 05:49–18:39

00 
epic
1.6 m10s SW1.6 + 0.3 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross-off 4 km/hgust8 km/h 14°
12 kJ
03 
good
1.6 m10s SW1.5 + 0.3 mtide0.3 ↑
cross 6 km/hgust7 km/h 12°
11 kJ
06 
epic
1.5 m10s SW1.5 + 0.3 mtide0.6 ↓
cross-off 7 km/hgust7 km/h 12°
10 kJ
09 
good
1.5 m10s SW1.4 + 0.3 + 0.3 mtide −0.3↓
cross-on 10 km/hgust13 km/h 20°
10 kJ
12 
fair
1.6 m10s SW1.5 + 0.3 + 0.3 mtide −0.5↑
cross-on 15 km/hgust19 km/h 21°
12 kJ
15 
good
1.7 m10s SW1.6 + 0.4 mtide0.3 ↑
onshore 10 km/hgust11 km/h 19°
13 kJ
18 
good
1.8 m13s SW1.8 + 0.4 mtide0.6 ↓
cross-on 7 km/hgust7 km/h 15°
19 kJ
21 
epic
1.9 m13s SW1.9 + 0.4 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross-on 3 km/hgust5 km/h 13°
21 kJ

Today 15 October goodbest 00:00–10:00 · light 05:47–18:40 23° 16°

00 
epic
2.0 m12s SW2.0 + 0.4 mtide−0.6 ↑
glassy 1 km/hgust3 km/h 14°
23 kJ
03 
epic
2.1 m12s SW2.1 + 0.4 mtide0.2 ↑
glassy 1 km/hgust3 km/h 12°
24 kJ
06 
epic
2.4 m12s SW2.1 + 1.1 + 0.4 mtide 0.5↓
cross-off 5 km/hgust5 km/h 12°
31 kJ
09 
epic
2.5 m13s SW2.5 + 0.4 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross-off 16 km/hgust9 km/h 20°
39 kJ
12 
fair
2.7 m14s SW2.7 + 0.3 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust9 km/h 24°
45 kJ
15 
good
2.7 m15s SW2.7 + 0.3 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-on 11 km/hgust7 km/h 23°
49 kJ
18 
good
2.7 m14s SW2.7 mtide0.5 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust15 km/h 20°
48 kJ
now 
epic
2.6 m14s SW2.6 + 0.3 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross-off 5 km/hgust5 km/h 16°
44 kJ

Friday 16 October epicbest 00:00–11:00 · light 05:46–18:40 15° 16°

00 
epic
2.5 m14s SW2.5 + 0.3 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross-off 6 km/hgust5 km/h 15°
40 kJ
03 
epic
2.4 m14s SW2.3 + 0.3 mtide0.0 ↑
offshore 4 km/hgust4 km/h 15°
35 kJ
06 
epic
2.2 m13s SW2.2 + 0.3 mtide0.4 ↓
offshore 7 km/hgust6 km/h 16°
30 kJ
09 
epic
2.1 m13s SW2.1 + 0.3 mtide0.0 ↓
cross-on 3 km/hgust6 km/h 25°
26 kJ
12 
good
1.9 m13s SW1.9 + 0.3 mtide−0.4 ↑
onshore 7 km/hgust12 km/h 27°
21 kJ
15 
good
1.8 m13s SW1.8 + 0.3 mtide0.0 ↑
onshore 9 km/hgust12 km/h 25°
18 kJ
18 
good
1.6 m12s SW1.6 + 0.3 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-on 9 km/hgust16 km/h 19°
15 kJ
21 
epic
1.6 m12s SW1.6 + 0.2 mtide0.0 ↓
cross-off 5 km/hgust5 km/h 16°
14 kJ

Saturday 17 October epicbest 00:00–09:00 · light 05:45–18:41 13° 16°

00 
epic
1.5 m12s SW1.5 + 0.2 mtide−0.4 ↑
offshore 7 km/hgust6 km/h 16°
13 kJ
03 
epic
1.6 m12s SW1.6 + 0.2 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross-off 5 km/hgust4 km/h 15°
14 kJ
06 
epic
1.8 m12s SW1.7 + 0.2 mtide0.3 ↑
cross-off 4 km/hgust5 km/h 16°
16 kJ
09 
good
1.8 m12s SW1.7 + 0.2 mtide0.1 ↓
cross-on 6 km/hgust11 km/h 18°
16 kJ
12 
fair
1.9 m12s SW1.9 + 0.2 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross-on 14 km/hgust12 km/h 18°
18 kJ
15 
good
2.1 m12s SW2.1 + 0.2 mtide0.0 ↑
cross-on 10 km/hgust15 km/h 15°
23 kJ
18 
good
2.3 m12s SW2.3 + 0.2 mtide0.2 ↑
onshore 12 km/hgust20 km/h 13° · 0.6 mm/h
29 kJ
21 
epic
2.5 m12s SW2.5 + 0.2 mtide0.1 ↓
cross-on 4 km/hgust7 km/h 13° · 0.3 mm/h
33 kJ

Sunday 18 October fairbest 00:00–14:00 · light 05:44–18:42 12° 16°

00 
epic
2.4 m12s SW2.4 + 0.1 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross-off 2 km/hgust3 km/h 13°
33 kJ
03 
epic
2.4 m12s SW2.4 + 0.1 mtide−0.1 ↑
glassy 1 km/hgust2 km/h 13°
31 kJ
06 
epic
2.4 m12s SW2.4 + 0.2 mtide0.1 ↑
cross 3 km/hgust4 km/h 13°
33 kJ
09 
epic
2.5 m12s SW2.5 + 0.2 mtide0.2 ↓
cross 5 km/hgust6 km/h 14°
34 kJ
12 
epic
2.5 m12s SW2.5 + 0.2 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 8 km/hgust12 km/h 17°
34 kJ
15 
fair
2.5 m12s SW2.5 + 0.2 mtide0.0 ↑
cross-on 26 km/hgust41 km/h 13° · 1.0 mm/h
36 kJ
18 
fair
3.3 m12s SW2.0 + 0.2 mtide0.1 ↑
cross-on 11 km/hgust20 km/h 12° · 0.9 mm/h
59 kJ
21 
epic
2.9 m12s SW2.0 + 2.0 + 0.2 mtide 0.1↓
onshore 4 km/hgust7 km/h 12° · 1.6 mm/h
46 kJ

Monday 19 October poorbest 19:00–24:00 · light 05:43–18:43 11° 16°

00 
good
2.9 m12s SW2.0 + 0.2 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 12 km/hgust27 km/h 12° · 0.9 mm/h
49 kJ
03 
poor
3.0 m12s SW2.0 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross-on 24 km/hgust40 km/h 11° · 1.3 mm/h
50 kJ
06 
fair
2.9 m12s SW2.0 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross-on 19 km/hgust35 km/h 11° · 2.6 mm/h
46 kJ
09 
fair
2.8 m12s SW1.9 mtide0.1 ↑
cross 20 km/hgust35 km/h 11° · 0.3 mm/h
44 kJ
12 
fair
2.7 m12s SW1.8 + 1.1 mtide0.2 ↓
cross-on 22 km/hgust31 km/h 15°
39 kJ
15 
fair
2.5 m12s SW1.7 + 0.9 mtide0.0 ↓
cross-on 18 km/hgust28 km/h 15°
34 kJ
18 
good
2.3 m12s SW1.6 + 0.9 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross-on 10 km/hgust18 km/h 13°
29 kJ
21 
epic
2.2 m11s SW1.5 + 1.3 + 0.9 mtide 0.0↑
cross-off 6 km/hgust9 km/h 11°
24 kJ

Tuesday 20 October epicbest 00:00–09:00 · light 05:42–18:44 10° 16°

00 
epic
2.0 m11s SW1.8 + 0.9 mtide0.2 ↓
offshore 7 km/hgust8 km/h 10°
20 kJ
03 
epic
1.9 m11s SW1.7 + 0.9 mtide−0.1 ↓
offshore 6 km/hgust5 km/h 9°
18 kJ
06 
epic
1.8 m11s SW1.6 + 0.9 mtide−0.2 ↑
offshore 4 km/hgust4 km/h 9°
17 kJ
08 
epic
1.8 m11s SW1.5 + 1.0 mtide−0.1 ↑
offshore 4 km/hgust8 km/h 14°
16 kJ
11 
good
1.8 m10s SSW1.5 + 1.0 mtide0.3 ↓
onshore 9 km/hgust11 km/h 18°
15 kJ
14 
fair
1.8 m10s SSW1.5 + 1.0 mtide0.2 ↓
cross-on 13 km/hgust12 km/h 19°
15 kJ
17 
good
1.7 m10s SSW1.4 + 1.0 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 10 km/hgust18 km/h 15°
14 kJ
20 
epic
1.7 m10s SSW1.4 + 1.0 mtide−0.2 ↑
glassy 1 km/hgust3 km/h 13°
14 kJ
23 
epic
1.8 m10s SSW1.5 + 1.0 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-off 5 km/hgust8 km/h 13°
15 kJ

Wednesday 21 October epicbest 02:00–11:00 · light 05:40–18:45 18° 16°

02 
epic
1.9 m10s SSW1.5 + 1.1 mtide0.2 ↓
offshore 8 km/hgust9 km/h 11°
17 kJ
05 
epic
2.0 m11s SSW1.7 + 1.0 mtide−0.2 ↓
offshore 7 km/hgust6 km/h 12°
20 kJ
08 
epic
2.5 m11s SW2.3 + 1.0 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross-on 5 km/hgust9 km/h 18°
31 kJ
11 
good
2.3 m10s SW2.7 + 0.9 mtide0.3 ↑
cross-on 10 km/hgust24 km/h 21°
24 kJ
14 
fair
2.4 m11s SW3.0 + 0.8 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-on 16 km/hgust30 km/h 21°
28 kJ
17 
good
2.4 m11s SW3.1 + 0.7 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross-on 5 km/hgust12 km/h 18°
28 kJ
20 
epic
2.3 m10s SW3.1 + 0.6 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 2 km/hgust3 km/h 16°
26 kJ
23 
epic
2.3 m10s SW3.0 + 0.5 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-on 2 km/hgust3 km/h 16°
24 kJ

Thursday 22 October fairbest 20:00–24:00 · light 05:39–18:45 15° 16°

02 
good
2.1 m10s SW2.7 + 0.5 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-on 8 km/hgust17 km/h 15° · 0.7 mm/h
20 kJ
05 
epic
1.9 m10s SW2.4 + 0.5 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 11 km/hgust31 km/h 14° · 1.6 mm/h
17 kJ
08 
good
1.8 m10s SW2.2 + 0.4 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 15 km/hgust37 km/h 14° · 0.3 mm/h
14 kJ
11 
fair
2.1 m11s SW2.1 + 0.4 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-on 17 km/hgust31 km/h 15° · 0.8 mm/h
22 kJ
14 
good
2.0 m11s SW2.0 + 0.4 mtide0.6 ↓
cross-on 12 km/hgust23 km/h 14°
20 kJ
17 
good
1.9 m11s SW1.9 + 0.3 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust19 km/h 13°
19 kJ
20 
epic
1.9 m11s SW1.8 + 0.3 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 7 km/hgust13 km/h 13°
17 kJ
23 
epic
1.8 m11s SW1.8 + 0.3 mtide0.1 ↑
cross 6 km/hgust10 km/h 12°
16 kJ

Friday 23 October epicbest 02:00–11:00 · light 05:38–18:46 13° 16°

02 
epic
1.8 m11s SW1.8 + 0.3 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 5 km/hgust8 km/h 12°
16 kJ
05 
epic
1.8 m11s SW1.8 + 0.3 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross-off 3 km/hgust3 km/h 11°
16 kJ
08 
epic
1.8 m11s SW1.5 + 0.9 + 0.3 mtide −0.6↑
cross 3 km/hgust3 km/h 14°
16 kJ
11 
good
1.8 m11s SW1.5 + 1.1 + 0.3 mtide 0.1↑
cross-on 11 km/hgust10 km/h 18°
16 kJ
14 
fair
1.9 m11s SSW1.3 + 1.2 mtide0.8 ↓
cross-on 18 km/hgust17 km/h 19°
18 kJ
17 
good
2.2 m11s SSW1.2 + 1.2 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 18 km/hgust25 km/h 17°
23 kJ
20 
epic
2.5 m10s SSW1.1 + 1.1 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross-off 10 km/hgust17 km/h 13°
30 kJ
23 
epic
2.3 m10s SSW1.0 + 1.0 + 0.2 mtide −0.1↑
cross-off 7 km/hgust7 km/h 13°
26 kJ

Saturday 24 October epicbest 02:00–11:00 · light 05:37–18:47 14° 16°

02 
epic
2.1 m10s SSW1.5 + 1.0 + 0.9 mtide 0.7↓
offshore 8 km/hgust7 km/h 14°
19 kJ
05 
epic
1.9 m10s SSW1.4 + 1.0 + 0.8 mtide 0.1↓
offshore 8 km/hgust7 km/h 14°
16 kJ
08 
epic
1.7 m10s SSW1.1 + 0.9 + 0.7 mtide −0.7↑
cross 4 km/hgust6 km/h 20°
12 kJ
11 
good
1.5 m10s SSW0.9 + 0.9 + 0.6 mtide −0.1↑
cross-on 8 km/hgust10 km/h 24°
10 kJ
14 
fair
1.4 m10s SSW1.0 + 0.9 + 0.1 mtide 0.9↓
cross-on 8 km/hgust12 km/h 22°
9 kJ
17 
fair
1.4 m9s SSW1.0 + 0.8 + 0.2 mtide 0.3↓
cross-on 9 km/hgust13 km/h 20°
8 kJ
20 
good
1.3 m9s SSW0.9 + 0.8 + 0.2 mtide −0.8↑
cross-off 7 km/hgust6 km/h 16°
7 kJ
23 
good
1.3 m9s SSW0.8 + 0.7 + 0.2 mtide −0.3↑
cross-off 6 km/hgust6 km/h 15°
6 kJ

Sunday 25 October goodbest 02:00–08:00 · light 05:36–18:48

02 
good
1.2 m9s SSW0.7 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide 0.7↓
cross-off 5 km/hgust5 km/h 14°
6 kJ
05 
good
1.1 m9s SSW0.6 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide 0.3↓
offshore 5 km/hgust4 km/h 14°
5 kJ
08 
fair
1.1 m9s SSW0.6 + 0.6 + 0.6 mtide −0.8↑
onshore 4 km/hgust5 km/h 18°
5 kJ
11 
fair
1.1 m9s SSW0.7 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide −0.3↑
onshore 11 km/hgust5 km/h 21°
5 kJ
14 
fair
1.2 m9s SSW0.9 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide 0.9↓
onshore 12 km/hgust8 km/h 21°
6 kJ
17 
fair
1.4 m9s SW1.1 + 0.6 + 0.4 mtide 0.5↓
cross-on 12 km/hgust — —
7 kJ
20 
fair
1.6 m12s SW1.6 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.8↑
cross-on 16 km/hgust — —
14 kJ
23 
good
1.8 m12s SW1.8 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.6↑
cross 14 km/hgust ——
17 kJ

Monday 26 October fairbest 02:00–08:00 · light 05:34–18:49

02 
good
1.8 m11s SW1.8 + 0.3 mtide0.7 ↓
cross 12 km/hgust ——
17 kJ
05 
good
1.8 m11s SW1.7 + 0.3 mtide0.5 ↓
cross 15 km/hgust ——
16 kJ
08 
fair
1.8 m11s SW1.7 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 31 km/hgust ——
16 kJ
11 
fair
1.9 m11s SW1.4 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 32 km/hgust ——
18 kJ
14 
fair
1.9 m11s SW1.2 mtide0.8 ↑
cross 32 km/hgust ——
17 kJ
17 
fair
1.8 m11s SW1.1 + 0.1 mtide0.8 ↓
cross 31 km/hgust ——
16 kJ
20 
fair
1.8 m10s SW1.1 + 0.1 mtide−0.6 ↓
cross 31 km/hgust ——
15 kJ
23 
fair
1.7 m10s SW1.0 + 0.9 + 0.1 mtide −0.8↑
cross 31 km/hgust ——
14 kJ

Tuesday 27 October poorbest 02:00–05:00 · light 05:33–18:50

02 
fair
1.8 m10s SW0.9 + 0.9 + 0.0 mtide 0.5↑
cross 37 km/hgust ——
14 kJ
05 
poor
2.1 m6s SE0.8 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide 0.7↓
cross 44 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
08 
fair
2.1 m6s SE0.8 mtide−0.5 ↓
cross 43 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
11 
poor
2.1 m6s SE0.7 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 46 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
14 
poor
2.4 m7s ESE0.6 mtide0.5 ↑
cross 53 km/hgust ——
17 kJ
17 
poor
2.7 m7s ESE0.6 mtide0.9 ↓
cross 53 km/hgust ——
24 kJ
20 
poor
3.0 m8s ESE0.5 mtide−0.4 ↓
cross 57 km/hgust ——
30 kJ
23 
poor
2.7 m8s ESE0.5 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross 45 km/hgust ——
26 kJ

Wednesday 28 October fairbest 05:00–11:00 · light 05:32–18:51

02 
fair
2.4 m8s ESE0.5 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 33 km/hgust ——
20 kJ
05 
epic
2.0 m8s ESE1.9 + 0.5 mtide0.8 ↓
cross-off 15 km/hgust — —
14 kJ
08 
epic
1.7 m8s ESE1.7 + 0.5 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross-off 12 km/hgust — —
11 kJ
11 
fair
1.6 m8s ESE1.5 + 0.5 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross 18 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
14 
fair
1.4 m8s ESE1.4 + 0.5 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-on 17 km/hgust — —
8 kJ
17 
fair
1.3 m8s ESE1.2 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide 1.0↓
cross 17 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
20 
fair
1.3 m9s ESE1.1 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide −0.1↓
cross 18 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
23 
fair
1.2 m9s ESE1.0 + 0.5 + 0.2 mtide −0.9↑
cross 14 km/hgust ——
5 kJ

Thursday 29 October poorbest 02:00–05:00 · light 05:31–18:52

02 
good
1.1 m9s SSE0.9 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide −0.1↑
cross-off 11 km/hgust — —
5 kJ
05 
fair
1.1 m16s SSW0.8 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide 0.8↓
cross 9 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
08 
fair
1.2 m15s SSW0.7 + 0.7 + 0.6 mtide 0.1↓
cross 12 km/hgust ——
9 kJ
11 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW0.8 + 0.7 + 0.7 mtide −0.8↑
cross 24 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
14 
poor
1.5 m14s SW1.1 + 0.6 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross-on 34 km/hgust — —
15 kJ
17 
poor
1.8 m14s SW1.2 + 0.5 mtide0.8 ↓
onshore 37 km/hgust — —
20 kJ
20 
poor
2.1 m13s SW1.1 + 0.4 mtide0.2 ↓
cross-on 37 km/hgust — —
27 kJ
23 
poor
2.6 m8s SSW1.1 + 0.3 mtide−0.8 ↑
onshore 31 km/hgust — —
24 kJ

Friday 30 October poorbest 20:00–24:00 · light 05:30–18:53

02 
poor
3.4 m11s SSW3.4 + 0.2 mtide−0.3 ↑
onshore 24 km/hgust — —
56 kJ
05 
poor
3.5 m11s S3.5 mtide0.6 ↓
onshore 22 km/hgust — —
62 kJ
08 
poor
3.4 m11s S3.4 mtide0.3 ↓
onshore 17 km/hgust — —
56 kJ
11 
fair
3.2 m11s S3.2 mtide−0.6 ↑
onshore 14 km/hgust — —
49 kJ
14 
fair
3.1 m11s S3.1 + 0.6 mtide−0.3 ↑
onshore 14 km/hgust — —
47 kJ
17 
fair
3.2 m11s SSE3.1 + 0.6 mtide0.6 ↓
cross-on 17 km/hgust — —
51 kJ
20 
good
3.1 m12s SSE3.1 + 0.7 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 19 km/hgust ——
51 kJ
23 
good
3.1 m11s SSE3.0 + 0.6 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross-off 22 km/hgust — —
49 kJ

Wind read from the nearest model point, up to 18 km — that is not the wind at the beach.

Swell read from the nearest model point, up to 18 km. Swell travels, so it still holds here.

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Tide

EOT20 prediction
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now −0.3 m ↓H 05:30 · 0.6L 11:30 · −0.5H 17:30 · 0.5L 23:30 · −0.5

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Optimal: any.

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  • 2.6 m · 14 s · SW 221°In the window
  • 0.3 m · 9 s · E 96°secondary

Clean — 125° between the two swells. Window E–W, 100°–270°.

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189° S
Optimal period
—
Optimal tide
any
Level
—
Coordinates
−34.0849, 22.9766

Model agreement

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NOAA GFS-Wave2.6 m

ECMWF IFS-WAM2.6 m

DWD GWAM1.3 m

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