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Melkbosstrand

faces 249° WSW · Western Cape, South Africa · −33.719, 18.443

Times in SAST

Good · best window 14:00–00:00
2.6 m
12 s period · SW 235°
Clean groundswell, 35° inside the swell window · sampled 18 km offshore
Wind
17 km/h
SSE · crossSSE 166° · cross
Tide
−0.2 m
falling · L 01:00falling · low 01:00 (−0.2 m)
Energy
36 kJ
good
Sky
13°
overcast · feels 13°overcast · feels 13° · water 14° · OISST 15 Oct, preliminary
Ensemble · 12Z3 of 3 models reporting · updated 20:15 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

Saturday 10 October epicbest 00:00–11:00 · light 06:13–18:53

00 
epic
2.3 m12s WSW2.3 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 11 km/hgust12 km/h 14°
29 kJ
03 
epic
2.3 m12s WSW2.3 mtide0.7 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust6 km/h 13°
27 kJ
06 
epic
2.2 m12s WSW2.2 mtide0.0 ↓
cross-off 6 km/hgust6 km/h 13°
25 kJ
09 
epic
2.1 m12s WSW2.1 + 0.2 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 6 km/hgust7 km/h 18°
24 kJ
12 
good
2.1 m12s WSW2.1 + 0.4 mtide0.1 ↑
onshore 11 km/hgust6 km/h 22°
23 kJ
15 
fair
2.1 m12s WSW1.9 + 0.8 mtide0.8 ↓
onshore 17 km/hgust14 km/h 20°
23 kJ
18 
good
2.1 m13s SW1.6 + 1.3 mtide0.1 ↓
onshore 11 km/hgust14 km/h 19°
26 kJ
21 
epic
2.0 m13s SW2.0 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross-off 5 km/hgust5 km/h 15°
25 kJ

Sunday 11 October epicbest 00:00–11:00 · light 06:11–18:54

00 
epic
2.0 m13s SW1.5 + 1.3 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross-on 3 km/hgust4 km/h 14°
24 kJ
03 
epic
1.9 m13s SW1.9 mtide0.7 ↓
cross-off 3 km/hgust3 km/h 13°
21 kJ
06 
epic
1.8 m12s SW1.8 mtide0.1 ↓
offshore 6 km/hgust5 km/h 13°
18 kJ
09 
epic
1.7 m12s SW1.7 mtide−0.7 ↑
glassy 2 km/hgust2 km/h 18°
15 kJ
12 
fair
1.5 m12s SW1.5 mtide−0.1 ↑
onshore 17 km/hgust11 km/h 20°
13 kJ
15 
fair
1.5 m12s SW1.5 mtide0.8 ↑
onshore 16 km/hgust14 km/h 20°
12 kJ
18 
fair
1.4 m12s SW1.4 mtide0.3 ↓
onshore 10 km/hgust10 km/h 18°
11 kJ
21 
good
1.4 m12s SW1.4 mtide−0.7 ↓
cross-off 4 km/hgust4 km/h 15°
11 kJ

Monday 12 October poorbest 00:00–09:00 · light 06:10–18:55

00 
good
1.4 m12s SW1.4 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross-off 9 km/hgust9 km/h 14°
11 kJ
03 
good
1.5 m12s SW1.5 mtide0.6 ↑
cross-on 10 km/hgust12 km/h 14°
11 kJ
06 
good
1.5 m11s SW1.5 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 10 km/hgust13 km/h 14°
11 kJ
09 
fair
1.5 m11s SW1.5 + 0.0 mtide−0.6 ↓
cross 14 km/hgust20 km/h 17°
11 kJ
12 
fair
1.5 m11s SW1.5 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross-on 18 km/hgust24 km/h 18°
10 kJ
15 
fair
1.5 m11s SW1.5 mtide0.7 ↑
cross-on 13 km/hgust19 km/h 16°
11 kJ
18 
fair
1.6 m10s SW1.6 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-on 12 km/hgust16 km/h 16°
12 kJ
21 
good
1.6 m10s SW1.6 mtide−0.6 ↓
onshore 10 km/hgust16 km/h 15°
12 kJ

Tuesday 13 October poorbest 03:00–07:00 · light 06:09–18:56

00 
good
1.6 m10s SW1.6 mtide−0.5 ↑
onshore 9 km/hgust14 km/h 14°
12 kJ
03 
epic
1.7 m10s SW1.7 mtide0.5 ↑
cross 3 km/hgust4 km/h 12°
13 kJ
06 
epic
1.8 m10s SW1.8 mtide0.4 ↓
onshore 3 km/hgust3 km/h 12°
14 kJ
09 
good
1.8 m10s SW1.8 mtide−0.4 ↓
cross-on 9 km/hgust7 km/h 16°
14 kJ
12 
poor
1.7 m10s SW1.7 mtide−0.4 ↑
onshore 20 km/hgust13 km/h 18°
14 kJ
15 
poor
1.7 m10s WSW1.7 mtide0.5 ↑
onshore 23 km/hgust18 km/h 17°
13 kJ
18 
fair
1.7 m10s WSW1.6 mtide0.5 ↓
cross-on 17 km/hgust18 km/h 15°
12 kJ
21 
good
1.6 m10s WSW1.6 mtide−0.4 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust9 km/h 12°
12 kJ

Wednesday 14 October epicbest 00:00–09:00 · light 06:07–18:57

00 
epic
1.6 m10s WSW1.6 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross-off 4 km/hgust4 km/h 12°
11 kJ
03 
epic
1.7 m10s WSW1.6 + 0.4 mtide0.3 ↑
cross 7 km/hgust7 km/h 10°
12 kJ
06 
epic
1.7 m10s WSW1.7 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-off 8 km/hgust8 km/h 9°
13 kJ
09 
good
1.8 m11s WSW1.8 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross 12 km/hgust16 km/h 15°
16 kJ
12 
poor
1.9 m12s WSW1.9 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross-on 23 km/hgust25 km/h 16°
18 kJ
15 
poor
1.9 m12s WSW1.9 mtide0.3 ↑
cross-on 25 km/hgust30 km/h 17°
20 kJ
18 
fair
2.0 m12s SW2.0 mtide0.5 ↓
cross-on 20 km/hgust28 km/h 14°
22 kJ
21 
epic
2.2 m12s SW2.2 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross 14 km/hgust21 km/h 11°
26 kJ

Thursday 15 October poorbest 00:00–08:00 · light 06:06–18:58

00 
epic
2.3 m12s SW2.3 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross-off 16 km/hgust22 km/h 11°
29 kJ
03 
epic
2.4 m12s SW2.4 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-off 19 km/hgust32 km/h 11°
32 kJ
06 
epic
2.5 m14s SW2.5 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-off 19 km/hgust34 km/h 11°
39 kJ
09 
good
2.7 m14s SW2.7 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust27 km/h 16°
45 kJ
12 
poor
2.8 m14s SW2.8 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross-on 24 km/hgust28 km/h 20°
49 kJ
15 
poor
2.9 m13s SW2.9 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-on 28 km/hgust34 km/h 19°
51 kJ
18 
fair
2.8 m13s SW2.8 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-on 17 km/hgust26 km/h 16°
47 kJ
21 
epic
2.6 m13s WSW1.9 + 1.8 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 8 km/hgust10 km/h 13°
42 kJ

Friday 16 October epicbest 00:00–09:00 · light 06:05–18:58

00 
epic
2.5 m13s SW1.9 + 1.6 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross-off 9 km/hgust10 km/h 13°
37 kJ
03 
epic
2.3 m12s SW1.7 + 1.6 mtide0.0 ↑
cross-off 8 km/hgust8 km/h 13°
31 kJ
06 
epic
2.2 m12s WSW1.7 + 1.4 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-off 10 km/hgust11 km/h 13°
26 kJ
09 
good
2.0 m12s WSW1.6 + 1.3 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 13 km/hgust21 km/h 20°
22 kJ
12 
poor
2.0 m11s WSW1.6 + 1.1 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross-on 22 km/hgust28 km/h 19°
20 kJ
15 
fair
2.1 m11s WSW1.6 + 1.1 mtide0.0 ↑
cross-on 21 km/hgust29 km/h 19°
22 kJ
18 
good
1.9 m11s WSW1.6 + 0.9 mtide0.3 ↓
cross-on 11 km/hgust17 km/h 16°
18 kJ
21 
epic
1.8 m10s WSW1.5 + 0.9 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 8 km/hgust8 km/h 15°
16 kJ

Today 17 October goodbest 08:00–24:00 · light 06:03–18:59 13° 14°

00 
good
1.8 m10s WSW1.4 + 1.0 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross 10 km/hgust10 km/h 15°
15 kJ
03 
good
1.8 m11s WSW1.3 + 1.2 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 10 km/hgust16 km/h 16°
15 kJ
06 
fair
1.8 m11s WSW1.4 + 1.2 mtide0.2 ↑
onshore 13 km/hgust17 km/h 15° · 0.5 mm/h
16 kJ
09 
good
2.0 m11s WSW1.8 + 1.0 mtide0.1 ↓
cross-on 12 km/hgust18 km/h 15° · 0.3 mm/h
20 kJ
12 
good
2.2 m11s WSW2.2 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross 15 km/hgust21 km/h 15°
24 kJ
15 
good
2.3 m11s SW2.3 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 18 km/hgust24 km/h 15°
27 kJ
18 
good
2.4 m12s SW2.3 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 19 km/hgust27 km/h 15°
29 kJ
now 
good
2.5 m12s SW2.4 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 20 km/hgust31 km/h 14°
34 kJ

Sunday 18 October goodbest 00:00–09:00 · light 06:02–19:00 13° 14°

00 
good
2.6 m12s SW2.4 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust28 km/h 13°
36 kJ
03 
good
2.6 m13s SW2.4 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 16 km/hgust24 km/h 13°
38 kJ
06 
good
2.6 m13s SW2.4 mtide0.1 ↑
cross-on 14 km/hgust20 km/h 12°
37 kJ
09 
fair
2.5 m12s SW2.3 mtide0.2 ↓
cross-on 21 km/hgust22 km/h 14°
35 kJ
12 
good
2.5 m12s SW2.3 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 18 km/hgust20 km/h 15°
33 kJ
15 
fair
2.4 m12s SW2.3 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross-on 23 km/hgust20 km/h 16°
32 kJ
18 
fair
2.4 m12s SW2.2 mtide0.0 ↑
cross-on 24 km/hgust30 km/h 14°
31 kJ
21 
good
2.3 m12s SW2.2 mtide0.1 ↓
cross-on 18 km/hgust27 km/h 13°
28 kJ

Monday 19 October goodbest 04:00–10:00 · light 06:01–19:00 11° 14°

00 
good
2.2 m12s SW2.1 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross-on 12 km/hgust18 km/h 11°
25 kJ
03 
good
2.0 m12s SW2.0 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross-on 8 km/hgust12 km/h 11°
22 kJ
06 
epic
1.9 m12s SW1.9 mtide−0.1 ↑
offshore 3 km/hgust3 km/h 10°
20 kJ
09 
epic
1.8 m11s SW1.8 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-on 3 km/hgust5 km/h 15°
18 kJ
12 
poor
1.8 m11s SW1.7 mtide0.1 ↓
onshore 19 km/hgust14 km/h 16°
16 kJ
15 
poor
1.7 m11s SW1.6 mtide−0.1 ↓
onshore 18 km/hgust13 km/h 16°
14 kJ
18 
poor
1.6 m11s SW1.5 mtide−0.1 ↑
onshore 19 km/hgust21 km/h 15°
13 kJ
21 
fair
1.5 m11s SW1.5 mtide0.1 ↑
cross-on 10 km/hgust13 km/h 12°
12 kJ

Tuesday 20 October goodbest 00:00–10:00 · light 06:00–19:01 14° 14°

00 
good
1.5 m11s SW1.4 mtide0.1 ↓
glassy 1 km/hgust2 km/h 11°
10 kJ
03 
good
1.4 m11s SW1.4 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross-off 6 km/hgust5 km/h 10°
9 kJ
06 
good
1.3 m10s SW1.3 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross-off 9 km/hgust9 km/h 9°
9 kJ
09 
good
1.3 m10s SW1.3 mtide0.1 ↑
cross 8 km/hgust10 km/h 14°
8 kJ
12 
fair
1.4 m10s SW1.3 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 18 km/hgust23 km/h 17°
9 kJ
15 
poor
1.5 m10s SW1.5 mtide0.0 ↓
cross-on 25 km/hgust35 km/h 15°
10 kJ
18 
fair
1.7 m11s SW1.7 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross 25 km/hgust37 km/h 15°
14 kJ
21 
good
2.0 m11s SW2.0 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 21 km/hgust34 km/h 14°
19 kJ

Wednesday 21 October goodbest 22:00–24:00 · light 05:59–19:02 14° 14°

00 
good
2.3 m10s SW2.3 mtide0.2 ↓
cross 22 km/hgust38 km/h 14°
25 kJ
03 
good
2.6 m11s SW2.6 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust39 km/h 14°
34 kJ
06 
good
2.8 m11s WSW2.8 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross-off 22 km/hgust37 km/h 14°
39 kJ
09 
good
2.8 m11s WSW2.8 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 25 km/hgust41 km/h 15° · 0.2 mm/h
39 kJ
12 
poor
2.7 m11s WSW2.7 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 30 km/hgust38 km/h 18° · 0.3 mm/h
37 kJ
15 
poor
2.6 m11s WSW2.6 mtide0.1 ↓
cross-on 25 km/hgust39 km/h 16°
34 kJ
18 
good
2.4 m11s WSW2.4 mtide−0.4 ↓
cross 16 km/hgust30 km/h 15°
29 kJ
21 
good
2.3 m11s WSW2.3 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross 17 km/hgust32 km/h 15° · 0.3 mm/h
25 kJ

Thursday 22 October goodbest 20:00–24:00 · light 05:58–19:03 15° 14°

00 
good
2.1 m11s WSW2.1 mtide0.3 ↑
cross-on 11 km/hgust23 km/h 15° · 1.8 mm/h
23 kJ
03 
good
2.0 m11s WSW2.0 mtide0.1 ↓
cross-on 11 km/hgust23 km/h 14° · 0.6 mm/h
21 kJ
06 
good
2.0 m11s WSW1.4 + 1.4 mtide−0.4 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust15 km/h 15°
20 kJ
09 
good
1.9 m11s WSW1.4 + 1.4 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross-on 10 km/hgust13 km/h 16°
19 kJ
12 
fair
1.9 m11s WSW1.4 + 1.3 mtide0.5 ↑
onshore 14 km/hgust15 km/h 18°
18 kJ
14 
fair
1.9 m11s SW1.6 + 1.1 mtide0.5 ↓
onshore 17 km/hgust17 km/h 18°
18 kJ
17 
fair
1.9 m11s SW1.6 + 1.0 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross-on 15 km/hgust14 km/h 17°
18 kJ
20 
epic
1.8 m11s SW1.6 + 0.9 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 9 km/hgust14 km/h 15°
17 kJ
23 
epic
1.8 m11s SW1.5 + 0.8 mtide0.1 ↑
cross-off 12 km/hgust18 km/h 14°
15 kJ

Friday 23 October fairbest 05:00–11:00 · light 05:57–19:04 19° 14°

02 
good
1.7 m11s SW1.6 + 0.7 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 11 km/hgust19 km/h 15°
14 kJ
05 
epic
1.7 m11s SW1.5 + 0.7 + 0.1 mtide −0.2↓
cross-off 8 km/hgust9 km/h 13°
13 kJ
08 
epic
1.7 m11s SW1.7 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 8 km/hgust10 km/h 16°
14 kJ
11 
good
1.7 m11s SW1.7 + 0.1 + 0.0 mtide 0.2↑
cross-on 11 km/hgust7 km/h 20°
14 kJ
14 
fair
1.7 m11s SW1.6 + 0.6 + 0.1 mtide 0.6↓
onshore 17 km/hgust11 km/h 20°
14 kJ
17 
fair
1.7 m11s SW1.7 + 0.1 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross-on 20 km/hgust24 km/h 19°
15 kJ
20 
good
1.7 m11s SW1.6 + 0.2 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 6 km/hgust6 km/h 17°
14 kJ
23 
good
1.6 m11s SW1.6 + 0.2 + 0.0 mtide 0.0↑
cross 6 km/hgust6 km/h 16°
12 kJ

Saturday 24 October goodbest 02:00–14:00 · light 05:56–19:05 16° 14°

02 
good
1.5 m11s SW1.4 + 0.5 + 0.2 mtide 0.6↓
cross 7 km/hgust7 km/h 16°
11 kJ
05 
good
1.4 m10s SW1.3 + 0.5 + 0.2 mtide −0.1↓
cross-off 10 km/hgust9 km/h 15°
9 kJ
08 
good
1.3 m10s SW1.1 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide −0.6↑
cross-off 12 km/hgust17 km/h 19°
8 kJ
11 
good
1.2 m10s SW1.1 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide 0.1↑
cross 9 km/hgust10 km/h 25°
7 kJ
14 
poor
1.2 m10s SW1.0 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide 0.8↓
onshore 16 km/hgust12 km/h 26°
6 kJ
17 
fair
1.2 m10s SW0.8 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide 0.0↓
cross-on 15 km/hgust19 km/h 25°
7 kJ
20 
fair
1.2 m9s SW0.8 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide −0.8↑
cross 13 km/hgust15 km/h 19°
6 kJ
23 
fair
1.2 m11s SW0.7 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide −0.2↑
cross 13 km/hgust20 km/h 17°
7 kJ

Sunday 25 October fairbest 02:00–08:00 · light 05:54–19:06 16° 14°

02 
fair
1.2 m11s SW0.6 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide 0.6↓
cross 12 km/hgust17 km/h 16°
7 kJ
05 
fair
1.2 m10s SW0.6 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide 0.1↓
cross 14 km/hgust23 km/h 16°
6 kJ
08 
poor
1.2 m9s SW0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 mtide −0.7↑
cross 19 km/hgust29 km/h 19°
6 kJ
11 
poor
1.2 m9s SW0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5 mtide −0.1↑
cross 25 km/hgust32 km/h 22°
6 kJ
14 
poor
1.4 m9s SW0.8 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide 0.8↓
cross 29 km/hgust36 km/h 22°
7 kJ
17 
poor
1.6 m9s SW1.0 + 0.1 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 39 km/hgust55 km/h 19°
10 kJ
20 
poor
1.8 m9s SW1.0 + 0.1 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross 34 km/hgust57 km/h 17°
12 kJ
23 
fair
1.8 m9s SW1.0 + 0.0 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 28 km/hgust47 km/h 16°
14 kJ

Monday 26 October fairbest 02:00–24:00 · light 05:53–19:07 22° 14°

02 
fair
1.8 m10s SW1.0 + 0.4 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 24 km/hgust38 km/h 16°
15 kJ
05 
fair
1.8 m10s SW1.1 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 20 km/hgust32 km/h 16°
15 kJ
08 
fair
1.8 m10s SW1.1 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 24 km/hgust31 km/h 17°
16 kJ
11 
fair
1.8 m10s SW1.0 + 0.1 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross 21 km/hgust24 km/h 22°
15 kJ
14 
fair
1.9 m10s SW1.0 + 0.1 mtide0.8 ↓
cross 25 km/hgust30 km/h 23°
17 kJ
17 
fair
1.9 m10s SW0.9 + 0.1 mtide0.5 ↓
cross-off 24 km/hgust30 km/h 22°
17 kJ
20 
fair
1.7 m10s SW0.8 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross-off 20 km/hgust32 km/h 17°
14 kJ
23 
fair
1.5 m10s SW1.1 + 0.8 + 0.1 mtide −0.6↑
cross-off 16 km/hgust24 km/h 14°
10 kJ

Tuesday 27 October fairbest 02:00–14:00 · light 05:52–19:08

02 
fair
1.3 m10s SW0.9 + 0.7 + 0.1 mtide 0.5↑
cross-off 13 km/hgust17 km/h 12°
8 kJ
05 
fair
1.2 m10s SW0.8 + 0.7 + 0.1 mtide 0.5↓
cross-off 11 km/hgust13 km/h 11°
6 kJ
08 
fair
1.1 m10s SW0.7 + 0.6 + 0.1 mtide −0.5↓
cross-off 10 km/hgust12 km/h 17°
5 kJ
11 
fair
1.0 m10s SW0.6 + 0.6 + 0.1 mtide −0.5↑
cross 6 km/hgust9 km/h 24°
5 kJ
14 
poor
1.0 m9s SW0.6 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide 0.6↑
cross-on 22 km/hgust16 km/h 24°
4 kJ
17 
poor
0.9 m10s WSW0.6 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide 0.7↓
cross-on 24 km/hgust — —
3 kJ
20 
poor
0.9 m9s WSW0.6 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide −0.5↓
cross 19 km/hgust ——
3 kJ
23 
poor
0.8 m9s SW0.6 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide −0.8↑
cross 14 km/hgust ——
3 kJ

Wednesday 28 October fairbest 20:00–24:00 · light 05:51–19:09

02 
poor
0.8 m9s SW0.6 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide 0.3↑
cross-on 11 km/hgust — —
2 kJ
05 
poor
0.7 m9s WSW0.6 + 0.4 + 0.1 mtide 0.7↓
cross-on 14 km/hgust — —
2 kJ
08 
poor
0.7 m9s WSW0.5 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.3↓
cross-on 15 km/hgust — —
2 kJ
11 
poor
0.8 m9s WSW0.5 + 0.3 + 0.3 mtide −0.6↑
cross-on 23 km/hgust — —
3 kJ
14 
poor
0.9 m16s WSW0.5 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide 0.3↑
cross-on 25 km/hgust — —
7 kJ
17 
poor
1.2 m15s WSW0.7 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide 0.8↓
cross 30 km/hgust ——
10 kJ
20 
fair
1.3 m15s WSW1.0 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide −0.2↓
cross 23 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
23 
fair
1.4 m14s WSW1.2 + 0.4 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross 20 km/hgust ——
13 kJ

Thursday 29 October goodbest 05:00–11:00 · light 05:50–19:10

02 
fair
1.5 m14s WSW1.3 + 0.3 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 18 km/hgust ——
14 kJ
05 
good
1.5 m13s WSW1.4 + 0.6 mtide0.7 ↓
cross 13 km/hgust ——
14 kJ
08 
good
1.5 m13s WSW1.4 + 0.6 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 7 km/hgust ——
13 kJ
11 
fair
1.4 m13s WSW1.4 + 0.5 + 0.1 mtide −0.6↑
onshore 10 km/hgust — —
12 kJ
14 
fair
1.4 m12s WSW1.4 mtide0.0 ↑
cross-on 15 km/hgust — —
11 kJ
17 
poor
1.5 m12s WSW1.3 mtide0.7 ↓
cross-on 20 km/hgust — —
12 kJ
20 
fair
1.5 m12s WSW1.2 mtide0.1 ↓
cross-on 19 km/hgust — —
12 kJ
23 
fair
1.5 m12s WSW1.3 + 0.8 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross-on 15 km/hgust — —
12 kJ

Friday 30 October poorbest 02:00–08:00 · light 05:49–19:10

02 
good
1.5 m12s WSW1.3 + 0.7 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross 12 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
05 
good
1.5 m12s WSW1.4 + 0.7 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 5 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
08 
poor
1.6 m12s WSW1.4 mtide0.2 ↓
cross-on 21 km/hgust — —
13 kJ
11 
poor
1.6 m13s SW1.2 + 0.8 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross-on 22 km/hgust — —
16 kJ
14 
fair
1.6 m13s WSW1.5 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross-on 19 km/hgust — —
15 kJ
17 
poor
1.6 m13s SW1.5 mtide0.5 ↓
cross-on 25 km/hgust — —
15 kJ
20 
fair
1.6 m12s SW1.5 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 20 km/hgust ——
15 kJ
23 
good
1.5 m12s SW1.4 + 0.5 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross-off 10 km/hgust — —
12 kJ

Saturday 31 October fairbest 05:00–14:00 · light 05:48–19:11

02 
fair
1.4 m12s SW1.4 + 0.4 mtide−0.4 ↑
onshore 8 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
05 
good
1.3 m12s SW1.3 mtide0.4 ↑
cross-on 3 km/hgust — —
9 kJ
08 
good
1.3 m12s SW1.3 mtide0.4 ↓
glassy 1 km/hgust ——
8 kJ
11 
good
1.2 m11s SW1.2 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross-on 6 km/hgust — —
7 kJ
14 
poor
1.1 m11s SW1.1 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross-on 17 km/hgust — —
6 kJ
17 
fair
1.1 m11s SW1.1 mtide0.2 ↑
onshore 13 km/hgust — —
6 kJ
20 
fair
1.1 m11s SW1.1 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-on 6 km/hgust — —
6 kJ
23 
good
1.0 m11s SW1.0 + 0.0 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust ——
6 kJ

Sunday 1 November epicbest 23:00–24:00 · light 05:47–19:12

02 
good
1.1 m11s SW1.1 + 0.1 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 7 km/hgust ——
6 kJ
05 
good
1.2 m11s SW1.1 + 0.1 mtide0.1 ↑
cross-off 13 km/hgust — —
7 kJ
08 
fair
1.2 m11s SW1.2 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 14 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
11 
fair
1.2 m11s SW1.2 + 0.1 mtide0.0 ↓
cross-on 15 km/hgust — —
8 kJ
14 
fair
1.2 m11s SW1.2 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross-on 11 km/hgust — —
7 kJ
17 
good
1.2 m11s SW1.1 + 0.4 + 0.1 mtide −0.1↑
onshore 6 km/hgust ——
7 kJ
20 
good
1.3 m11s SW1.3 + 0.0 mtide0.3 ↓
cross-off 3 km/hgust — —
8 kJ
23 
epic
1.6 m10s WSW1.6 mtide0.1 ↓
cross-off 6 km/hgust — —
12 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
0006121824
now −0.2 m ↓H 06:30 · 0.3L 12:30 · −0.2H 18:30 · 0.2

Heights vs mean sea level

Optimal: any.

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Window SSW–NW, 200°–310°.

Type
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Faces
249° WSW
Optimal period
—
Optimal tide
any
Level
—
Coordinates
−33.7191, 18.4434

Model agreement

High

NOAA GFS-Wave2.4 m

ECMWF IFS-WAM2.8 m

DWD GWAM2.5 m

No buoy within 25 km, so agreement can’t be scored here.

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