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Richards Bay

faces 138° SE · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · −28.791, 32.119

Times in SAST

Good · best window 23:00–00:00
1.7 m
8 s period · S 181°
Crossed swells, 49° inside the swell window · sampled 14 km offshore
Wind
10 km/h
SSW · crossSSW 212° · cross
Tide
0.1 m
rising · H 07:00rising · high 07:00 (0.2 m)
Energy
10 kJ
good
Sky
20°
partly cloudy · feels 20°partly cloudy · feels 20° · water 23° · OISST 15 Oct, preliminary
Ensemble · 18Z3 of 3 models reporting · updated 01:16 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

Hourly detail

Sunday 11 October goodbest 00:00–15:00 · light 05:20–17:56

00 
good
1.5 m13s S0.9 + 0.9 + 0.4 mtide −0.4↑
cross 14 km/hgust38 km/h 22°
14 kJ
03 
good
1.5 m13s S0.9 + 0.8 mtide0.9 ↑
cross-off 17 km/hgust41 km/h 22°
13 kJ
06 
good
1.5 m12s S0.9 + 0.8 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-off 18 km/hgust39 km/h 22°
13 kJ
09 
good
1.5 m12s S0.9 + 0.7 mtide−0.9 ↓
cross-off 21 km/hgust34 km/h 27°
13 kJ
12 
good
1.7 m12s SSE0.9 + 0.7 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross-off 24 km/hgust34 km/h 33°
15 kJ
15 
fair
1.8 m12s SSE0.9 + 0.7 mtide0.9 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust35 km/h 32°
17 kJ
18 
good
1.8 m12s SSE0.8 + 0.6 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust56 km/h 24°
17 kJ
21 
good
1.7 m12s SSE0.8 + 0.6 mtide−0.8 ↓
cross-off 21 km/hgust56 km/h 22°
16 kJ

Monday 12 October goodbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:18–17:57

00 
good
1.6 m12s SSE0.8 + 0.6 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross-off 15 km/hgust44 km/h 21°
14 kJ
03 
good
1.5 m12s SSE0.8 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide 0.8↑
cross-off 16 km/hgust45 km/h 20°
13 kJ
06 
good
1.6 m11s SE0.8 + 0.7 mtide0.6 ↓
cross-off 17 km/hgust47 km/h 19°
13 kJ
09 
good
1.5 m11s SE0.8 + 0.7 mtide−0.8 ↓
cross-off 21 km/hgust34 km/h 27°
12 kJ
12 
good
1.7 m11s SE0.8 + 0.6 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 21 km/hgust28 km/h 34°
14 kJ
15 
good
1.8 m12s SSE0.7 + 0.6 mtide0.7 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust31 km/h 32°
17 kJ
18 
good
1.8 m6s E0.7 + 0.6 mtide0.7 ↓
cross 18 km/hgust49 km/h 24°
9 kJ
21 
good
1.8 m7s E0.6 + 0.5 mtide−0.6 ↓
cross-off 17 km/hgust49 km/h 22°
10 kJ

Tuesday 13 October goodbest 17:00–24:00 · light 05:17–17:57

00 
good
1.7 m7s E0.6 + 0.5 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross-off 16 km/hgust45 km/h 21°
9 kJ
03 
good
1.5 m7s E0.6 + 0.4 mtide0.6 ↑
cross-off 13 km/hgust37 km/h 20°
7 kJ
06 
fair
1.4 m10s ESE1.1 + 0.7 + 0.4 mtide 0.7↓
cross 18 km/hgust40 km/h 22°
8 kJ
09 
fair
1.5 m10s ESE1.2 + 0.4 mtide−0.6 ↓
cross 21 km/hgust35 km/h 23°
9 kJ
12 
fair
1.6 m9s ESE1.1 + 0.4 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross-on 19 km/hgust23 km/h 26°
11 kJ
15 
fair
1.6 m8s SE1.1 + 0.4 mtide0.5 ↑
cross-on 15 km/hgust22 km/h 27°
10 kJ
18 
good
1.6 m9s ESE1.2 + 0.4 mtide0.8 ↓
cross 13 km/hgust31 km/h 22°
11 kJ
21 
good
1.7 m9s ESE1.2 + 0.4 mtide−0.5 ↓
cross 16 km/hgust36 km/h 22°
13 kJ

Wednesday 14 October goodbest 04:00–07:00 · light 05:16–17:58

00 
good
1.8 m9s E1.1 + 0.5 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross 13 km/hgust35 km/h 22°
12 kJ
03 
good
1.6 m9s E1.1 + 1.0 + 0.5 mtide 0.4↑
cross 5 km/hgust19 km/h 22°
10 kJ
06 
epic
1.5 m9s E1.1 + 0.8 + 0.5 mtide 0.7↓
offshore 5 km/hgust8 km/h 21°
8 kJ
09 
good
1.4 m9s E1.1 + 0.7 + 0.5 mtide −0.3↓
cross-off 11 km/hgust18 km/h 28°
8 kJ
12 
fair
1.4 m9s E1.1 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide −0.7↑
cross-on 8 km/hgust17 km/h 33°
7 kJ
15 
fair
1.5 m9s E1.1 + 0.5 + 0.5 mtide 0.3↑
cross-on 16 km/hgust22 km/h 32°
9 kJ
18 
good
1.5 m9s E1.1 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide 0.7↓
cross 12 km/hgust33 km/h 25°
9 kJ
21 
good
1.5 m9s E1.1 + 0.6 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross-off 6 km/hgust17 km/h 23°
9 kJ

Thursday 15 October goodbest 00:00–12:00 · light 05:15–17:59

00 
good
1.5 m9s ESE1.3 + 0.7 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross-off 8 km/hgust26 km/h 22°
9 kJ
03 
good
1.4 m9s ESE1.3 + 0.7 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-off 12 km/hgust35 km/h 22°
8 kJ
06 
good
1.4 m9s E1.3 + 0.6 mtide0.7 ↓
cross-off 11 km/hgust32 km/h 22°
8 kJ
09 
good
1.4 m9s E1.2 + 0.6 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross-off 11 km/hgust16 km/h 32°
7 kJ
12 
fair
1.4 m8s ESE0.6 mtide−0.7 ↑
onshore 10 km/hgust18 km/h 39°
7 kJ
15 
poor
1.4 m8s E0.5 mtide0.1 ↑
cross-on 18 km/hgust27 km/h 31°
7 kJ
18 
fair
1.3 m8s E1.2 + 0.5 + 0.2 mtide 0.6↓
cross-on 12 km/hgust26 km/h 24°
6 kJ
21 
good
1.3 m8s E1.1 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide −0.1↓
cross 8 km/hgust21 km/h 23°
6 kJ

Friday 16 October goodbest 00:00–14:00 · light 05:15–17:59

00 
good
1.2 m8s E1.0 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide −0.6↑
glassy 1 km/hgust1 km/h 22°
5 kJ
03 
good
1.2 m9s ESE0.9 + 0.7 + 0.2 mtide 0.0↑
cross 4 km/hgust5 km/h 22°
5 kJ
06 
good
1.2 m9s ESE0.9 + 0.8 mtide0.6 ↓
cross-off 7 km/hgust25 km/h 22°
6 kJ
09 
good
1.3 m9s ESE1.0 + 0.8 mtide0.0 ↓
cross-off 15 km/hgust24 km/h 32°
6 kJ
12 
good
1.5 m16s S0.7 + 0.5 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 17 km/hgust22 km/h 39°
16 kJ
15 
fair
1.7 m14s ESE0.9 + 0.7 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 22 km/hgust26 km/h 37°
17 kJ
18 
good
1.8 m14s ESE1.0 + 0.8 mtide0.5 ↓
cross 19 km/hgust56 km/h 28°
19 kJ
21 
good
1.8 m14s SE0.9 + 0.4 mtide0.0 ↓
cross-off 18 km/hgust55 km/h 26°
20 kJ

Saturday 17 October goodbest 14:00–15:00 · light 05:14–18:00

00 
good
1.7 m14s SE1.0 + 0.6 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross-off 18 km/hgust50 km/h 26°
18 kJ
03 
good
1.7 m13s SE0.9 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross-off 15 km/hgust45 km/h 25°
16 kJ
06 
good
1.6 m12s ESE0.9 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-off 16 km/hgust43 km/h 24°
15 kJ
09 
good
1.6 m11s ESE0.8 mtide0.1 ↓
cross-off 16 km/hgust24 km/h 34°
13 kJ
12 
good
1.6 m10s E0.7 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross-off 12 km/hgust12 km/h 41°
12 kJ
15 
fair
1.6 m8s E0.8 + 0.6 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust22 km/h 30°
10 kJ
18 
fair
1.5 m8s E1.3 + 0.6 mtide0.3 ↑
cross 17 km/hgust34 km/h 24°
8 kJ
21 
fair
1.5 m8s ESE1.1 + 0.6 + 0.4 mtide 0.1↓
cross 17 km/hgust34 km/h 23°
9 kJ

Today 18 October goodbest 23:00–24:00 · light 05:13–18:00 20° 23°

00 
fair
1.7 m9s S1.1 + 0.6 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross-on 19 km/hgust36 km/h 22°
11 kJ
now 
good
1.8 m7s S1.0 + 0.5 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross-on 14 km/hgust37 km/h 21°
11 kJ
06 
good
1.7 m8s S0.9 + 0.5 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 8 km/hgust26 km/h 21°
10 kJ
09 
good
1.6 m8s S1.3 + 0.9 + 0.5 mtide 0.1↓
cross-on 10 km/hgust12 km/h 27°
10 kJ
12 
fair
1.6 m8s SSE1.1 + 0.9 + 0.5 mtide −0.1↓
onshore 16 km/hgust16 km/h 29°
9 kJ
15 
fair
1.5 m8s SE1.1 + 1.0 + 0.6 mtide −0.1↑
cross-on 18 km/hgust20 km/h 26°
9 kJ
18 
good
1.6 m8s SE1.0 + 1.0 + 0.7 mtide 0.1↑
cross-on 10 km/hgust20 km/h 23°
9 kJ
21 
good
1.6 m9s SE1.1 + 0.9 + 0.8 mtide 0.1↓
cross-on 6 km/hgust8 km/h 21°
10 kJ

Monday 19 October fairbest 02:00–04:00 · light 05:12–18:00 17° 23°

00 
epic
1.6 m9s SE1.1 + 0.9 + 0.8 mtide −0.1↓
glassy 1 km/hgust3 km/h 22°
10 kJ
03 
epic
1.5 m9s SE1.0 + 0.9 + 0.8 mtide −0.1↑
cross-off 6 km/hgust9 km/h 20°
10 kJ
06 
good
1.5 m9s ESE1.0 + 0.9 + 0.8 mtide 0.0↑
cross-off 13 km/hgust39 km/h 21°
9 kJ
09 
good
1.6 m10s SE1.0 + 0.9 + 0.7 mtide 0.1↑
cross-off 18 km/hgust34 km/h 32°
11 kJ
12 
poor
1.6 m11s SE1.0 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 34 km/hgust45 km/h 26°
13 kJ
15 
poor
2.0 m7s SSE0.9 + 0.1 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross-on 31 km/hgust59 km/h 21°
13 kJ
18 
poor
2.9 m8s S0.8 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 27 km/hgust58 km/h 19° · 0.7 mm/h
30 kJ
21 
fair
3.6 m9s SSW0.6 + 0.3 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 23 km/hgust48 km/h 17° · 0.5 mm/h
54 kJ

Tuesday 20 October fairbest 19:00–24:00 · light 05:10–18:01 16° 23°

00 
fair
3.7 m10s SSW0.5 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 20 km/hgust44 km/h 16°
61 kJ
03 
fair
3.5 m10s SSW0.4 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust39 km/h 16° · 0.3 mm/h
56 kJ
06 
good
3.2 m10s SSW3.1 + 0.4 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross 12 km/hgust33 km/h 16° · 0.4 mm/h
46 kJ
09 
epic
2.8 m11s SSW2.7 + 0.5 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 8 km/hgust26 km/h 17°
37 kJ
12 
good
2.5 m11s S2.5 + 0.4 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-on 10 km/hgust13 km/h 20°
30 kJ
15 
good
2.3 m10s S2.3 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.1↓
onshore 11 km/hgust8 km/h 21°
25 kJ
18 
good
2.1 m10s S2.1 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.2↓
cross-on 8 km/hgust20 km/h 19°
21 kJ
21 
epic
1.9 m10s S1.9 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.1↑
cross-off 6 km/hgust13 km/h 17°
17 kJ

Wednesday 21 October epicbest 00:00–03:00 · light 05:09–18:02 16° 23°

00 
epic
1.8 m10s S1.8 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide 0.2↑
cross-off 6 km/hgust31 km/h 17°
14 kJ
03 
good
1.7 m10s S1.6 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide 0.1↓
cross-off 13 km/hgust41 km/h 17°
13 kJ
06 
epic
1.6 m10s SSE1.5 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.3↓
cross-off 10 km/hgust33 km/h 17°
11 kJ
09 
good
1.5 m10s SSE1.4 + 0.4 + 0.2 mtide −0.2↑
cross-off 10 km/hgust14 km/h 25°
10 kJ
12 
fair
1.5 m10s SE1.3 + 0.4 + 0.4 mtide 0.3↑
cross-on 17 km/hgust18 km/h 29°
11 kJ
15 
fair
1.5 m10s SE1.1 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.3↓
cross-on 15 km/hgust24 km/h 26°
10 kJ
18 
fair
1.4 m10s SE1.1 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide −0.3↓
cross-on 11 km/hgust27 km/h 20°
8 kJ
21 
good
1.3 m10s SE1.0 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide −0.3↑
cross 7 km/hgust26 km/h 19°
7 kJ

Thursday 22 October fairbest 00:00–13:00 · light 05:08–18:03 22° 23°

00 
good
1.4 m9s SSE1.1 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.3↑
cross-off 5 km/hgust5 km/h 18°
8 kJ
03 
good
1.4 m9s SSE1.1 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.3↓
offshore 4 km/hgust4 km/h 17°
8 kJ
06 
good
1.3 m9s SSE1.0 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide −0.4↓
cross-off 5 km/hgust13 km/h 18°
7 kJ
09 
good
1.3 m9s SSE1.0 + 0.6 + 0.5 mtide −0.4↑
cross-off 11 km/hgust18 km/h 26°
7 kJ
12 
good
1.5 m12s S1.0 + 0.8 + 0.5 mtide 0.4↑
onshore 6 km/hgust12 km/h 33°
12 kJ
15 
poor
1.6 m12s S1.0 + 0.9 + 0.4 mtide 0.5↓
onshore 17 km/hgust20 km/h 28°
15 kJ
18 
fair
1.8 m11s S1.1 + 0.9 + 0.5 mtide −0.3↓
cross-on 14 km/hgust25 km/h 23°
17 kJ
20 
fair
2.0 m10s S1.2 + 0.8 + 0.4 mtide −0.6↑
cross 16 km/hgust31 km/h 22°
17 kJ
23 
fair
1.9 m9s S1.1 + 0.8 + 0.5 mtide 0.0↑
cross-on 15 km/hgust32 km/h 21°
15 kJ

Friday 23 October goodbest 17:00–24:00 · light 05:07–18:03 19° 23°

02 
good
1.8 m9s S1.0 + 0.7 + 0.4 mtide 0.6↓
cross-on 10 km/hgust26 km/h 21°
12 kJ
05 
good
1.7 m8s S0.9 + 0.7 + 0.4 mtide 0.0↓
cross-on 6 km/hgust12 km/h 19°
11 kJ
08 
fair
1.6 m9s S0.8 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide −0.7↑
cross-on 14 km/hgust20 km/h 23°
11 kJ
11 
fair
1.6 m9s S0.8 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide 0.0↑
cross-on 17 km/hgust22 km/h 23° · 0.8 mm/h
11 kJ
14 
fair
1.8 m10s S0.8 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide 0.8↓
cross-on 16 km/hgust31 km/h 20° · 0.5 mm/h
14 kJ
17 
good
2.0 m7s S0.7 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide 0.1↓
cross-on 14 km/hgust32 km/h 19° · 0.3 mm/h
13 kJ
20 
good
2.1 m9s S0.8 + 0.6 + 0.3 mtide −0.8↑
cross-on 12 km/hgust30 km/h 19° · 0.5 mm/h
18 kJ
23 
good
1.8 m8s S0.6 + 0.3 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross-on 11 km/hgust27 km/h 18° · 0.3 mm/h
12 kJ

Saturday 24 October epicbest 08:00–24:00 · light 05:06–18:04 19° 23°

02 
good
1.8 m8s S2.1 + 0.6 mtide0.7 ↓
onshore 9 km/hgust24 km/h 18° · 0.2 mm/h
12 kJ
05 
good
1.8 m9s S2.1 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.2↓
onshore 9 km/hgust24 km/h 17°
13 kJ
08 
epic
1.8 m9s S2.1 + 0.4 mtide−0.8 ↑
onshore 5 km/hgust17 km/h 17°
14 kJ
11 
epic
1.9 m10s S2.2 + 0.5 mtide−0.2 ↑
onshore 3 km/hgust8 km/h 19°
16 kJ
14 
epic
2.0 m9s SSE2.2 + 0.5 mtide0.9 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust11 km/h 19°
17 kJ
17 
epic
2.0 m9s SE2.1 + 0.5 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 7 km/hgust17 km/h 20°
17 kJ
20 
epic
2.0 m9s SE2.0 + 0.5 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross 10 km/hgust30 km/h 19°
16 kJ
23 
epic
2.0 m12s S1.9 + 0.5 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross-off 10 km/hgust31 km/h 19°
20 kJ

Sunday 25 October goodbest 02:00–08:00 · light 05:05–18:05 25° 23°

02 
epic
1.9 m11s S1.8 + 0.5 mtide0.8 ↓
cross-off 14 km/hgust37 km/h 19°
19 kJ
05 
epic
1.8 m11s S1.8 + 0.5 mtide0.4 ↓
cross-off 16 km/hgust44 km/h 18°
17 kJ
08 
good
1.8 m11s S1.5 + 0.4 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross-off 23 km/hgust36 km/h 23°
16 kJ
11 
good
1.8 m11s S1.4 + 0.4 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross-off 22 km/hgust31 km/h 28°
16 kJ
14 
good
2.0 m11s S1.4 mtide0.9 ↓
cross-off 20 km/hgust29 km/h 32°
20 kJ
17 
good
2.1 m11s S1.2 + 0.5 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 22 km/hgust50 km/h 25°
22 kJ
20 
epic
2.0 m11s S1.1 + 0.6 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross-off 24 km/hgust54 km/h 22°
20 kJ
23 
good
2.0 m11s SSE1.0 + 0.7 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross-off 23 km/hgust53 km/h 21°
18 kJ

Monday 26 October epicbest 05:00–08:00 · light 05:04–18:06 20° 23°

02 
good
1.8 m10s SSE0.9 + 0.7 mtide0.7 ↓
cross-off 20 km/hgust48 km/h 21°
16 kJ
05 
epic
1.8 m13s SSE0.8 + 0.8 mtide0.7 ↓
offshore 8 km/hgust19 km/h 20°
19 kJ
08 
good
1.6 m12s SSE1.2 + 1.1 mtide−0.7 ↓
cross 12 km/hgust30 km/h 23°
14 kJ
11 
fair
1.5 m11s SSE1.0 + 1.0 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross-on 14 km/hgust17 km/h 27°
12 kJ
14 
poor
1.4 m11s SSE1.0 + 0.9 mtide0.7 ↑
cross-on 18 km/hgust18 km/h 26°
11 kJ
17 
fair
1.5 m11s SSE1.0 + 0.8 mtide0.9 ↓
cross-on 17 km/hgust29 km/h 23°
11 kJ
20 
good
1.6 m11s SSE0.7 mtide−0.6 ↓
cross 17 km/hgust34 km/h 20° · 0.6 mm/h
13 kJ
23 
good
1.7 m10s SSE0.9 + 0.6 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross 13 km/hgust34 km/h 20° · 1.4 mm/h
14 kJ

Tuesday 27 October poorbest 02:00–05:00 · light 05:03–18:06 16° 23°

02 
fair
2.7 m7s SSW0.9 + 0.5 mtide0.5 ↑
cross 30 km/hgust60 km/h 18° · 0.7 mm/h
24 kJ
05 
poor
3.8 m9s S0.3 mtide0.9 ↓
cross-on 27 km/hgust58 km/h 17° · 0.7 mm/h
61 kJ
08 
poor
4.1 m10s S0.3 mtide−0.5 ↓
cross-on 24 km/hgust54 km/h 16°
79 kJ
11 
poor
3.9 m10s S3.9 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross 26 km/hgust48 km/h 18° · 0.3 mm/h
73 kJ
14 
poor
3.9 m10s S3.9 mtide0.5 ↑
cross 28 km/hgust52 km/h 20°
71 kJ
17 
poor
3.8 m10s S3.8 mtide1.0 ↓
cross-on 22 km/hgust45 km/h 19°
65 kJ
20 
poor
3.7 m10s S3.7 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross-on 19 km/hgust38 km/h 18°
60 kJ
23 
poor
3.5 m10s SSE3.5 mtide−1.0 ↑
cross-on 38 km/hgust — —
56 kJ

Wednesday 28 October poorbest 23:00–24:00 · light 05:03–18:07

02 
poor
3.3 m10s SSE3.3 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-on 33 km/hgust — —
49 kJ
05 
poor
3.1 m10s SSE3.1 mtide1.0 ↓
cross-on 30 km/hgust — —
43 kJ
08 
fair
2.9 m10s SSE2.9 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross-on 25 km/hgust — —
37 kJ
11 
fair
2.7 m10s SSE2.7 mtide−1.0 ↑
cross-on 21 km/hgust — —
32 kJ
14 
fair
2.5 m10s SSE2.5 mtide0.2 ↑
cross-on 16 km/hgust — —
28 kJ
17 
fair
2.4 m10s SSE2.4 mtide1.0 ↓
onshore 15 km/hgust — —
25 kJ
20 
good
2.3 m10s SSE2.3 + 0.3 mtide0.0 ↓
onshore 14 km/hgust — —
23 kJ
23 
epic
2.2 m10s SSE2.1 + 0.7 + 0.3 mtide −1.0↑
cross-off 11 km/hgust — —
23 kJ

Thursday 29 October epicbest 02:00–08:00 · light 05:02–18:08

02 
epic
2.2 m11s SE1.6 + 1.4 + 0.3 mtide −0.1↑
cross-off 15 km/hgust — —
24 kJ
05 
epic
2.1 m11s SSE1.5 + 1.5 + 0.3 mtide 0.9↓
cross-off 27 km/hgust — —
23 kJ
08 
good
2.1 m11s SSE1.4 + 1.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.1↓
cross-off 33 km/hgust — —
22 kJ
11 
good
2.0 m11s SSE1.4 + 1.3 + 0.3 mtide −0.9↑
cross 31 km/hgust ——
20 kJ
14 
fair
2.0 m11s SSE1.3 + 1.2 mtide−0.2 ↑
cross 39 km/hgust ——
20 kJ
17 
fair
1.9 m11s SSE1.2 + 1.1 + 0.1 mtide 0.9↓
cross 34 km/hgust ——
19 kJ
20 
fair
1.8 m11s SSE1.1 + 1.0 + 0.1 mtide 0.2↓
cross 29 km/hgust ——
16 kJ
23 
good
1.7 m11s SSE1.1 + 0.9 + 0.2 mtide −0.8↑
cross 18 km/hgust ——
14 kJ

Friday 30 October fairbest 02:00–17:00 · light 05:01–18:09

02 
fair
1.6 m10s SSE1.0 + 0.9 + 0.2 mtide −0.3↑
cross 19 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
05 
fair
1.6 m10s SSE1.0 + 0.9 + 0.2 mtide 0.7↓
cross 21 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
08 
fair
1.5 m10s SSE0.9 + 0.8 + 0.3 mtide 0.3↓
cross 21 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
11 
fair
1.5 m10s SSE0.9 + 0.9 + 0.3 mtide −0.7↑
cross 19 km/hgust ——
10 kJ
14 
fair
1.5 m10s SSE0.9 + 0.8 + 0.3 mtide −0.4↑
cross 23 km/hgust ——
10 kJ
17 
poor
1.6 m9s SSE0.8 + 0.8 + 0.4 mtide 0.6↓
cross-on 29 km/hgust — —
11 kJ
20 
poor
1.8 m9s SSE1.0 + 0.4 + 0.3 mtide 0.4↓
cross-on 29 km/hgust — —
13 kJ
23 
fair
1.8 m9s SSE1.0 + 0.7 + 0.4 mtide −0.6↑
cross 24 km/hgust ——
13 kJ

Saturday 31 October fairbest 02:00–14:00 · light 05:00–18:10

02 
good
1.7 m9s SSE1.2 + 1.1 + 0.4 mtide −0.5↑
cross 23 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
05 
good
1.6 m9s SSE1.2 + 1.0 + 0.4 mtide 0.5↑
cross-off 22 km/hgust — —
11 kJ
08 
good
1.6 m9s SSE1.1 + 1.0 + 0.4 mtide 0.5↓
cross-off 26 km/hgust — —
10 kJ
11 
good
1.6 m9s SE1.0 + 0.4 mtide−0.4 ↓
cross 30 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
14 
fair
1.6 m10s SE1.0 + 0.4 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 32 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
17 
fair
1.7 m10s SE1.0 + 0.4 mtide0.3 ↑
cross 33 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
20 
fair
1.6 m11s SE1.0 + 0.4 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 30 km/hgust ——
13 kJ
23 
fair
1.6 m10s SE1.0 + 0.3 mtide−0.3 ↓
cross 30 km/hgust ——
12 kJ

Sunday 1 November poorbest 02:00–11:00 · light 05:00–18:10

02 
good
1.6 m10s SE1.0 + 0.3 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 27 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
05 
good
1.5 m10s SE1.0 + 0.3 mtide0.1 ↑
cross-off 28 km/hgust — —
11 kJ
08 
good
1.5 m12s SSE1.1 + 0.3 mtide0.5 ↓
cross-off 28 km/hgust — —
12 kJ
11 
fair
1.5 m12s SSE1.1 + 0.3 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 35 km/hgust ——
13 kJ
14 
poor
1.8 m11s SSE1.0 + 0.3 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 41 km/hgust ——
16 kJ
17 
fair
2.0 m7s E0.9 + 0.2 mtide0.0 ↑
cross 43 km/hgust ——
12 kJ
20 
fair
2.1 m7s E0.8 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.3↓
cross 45 km/hgust ——
14 kJ
23 
good
2.0 m7s E0.8 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.0↓
cross-off 39 km/hgust — —
13 kJ

Monday 2 November fairbest 17:00–23:00 · light 04:59–18:11

02 
good
1.8 m7s E0.8 + 0.2 + 0.2 mtide −0.4↑
cross-off 37 km/hgust — —
11 kJ
05 
fair
1.8 m7s ENE0.7 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide −0.1↑
cross-off 40 km/hgust — —
10 kJ
08 
good
1.8 m7s ENE0.6 + 0.2 + 0.1 mtide 0.3↓
cross-off 37 km/hgust — —
11 kJ
11 
fair
1.8 m8s ENE0.6 + 0.3 + 0.1 mtide 0.3↓
cross 36 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
14 
fair
1.7 m8s ENE0.6 + 0.2 + 0.2 mtide −0.2↓
cross 29 km/hgust ——
11 kJ
17 
epic
1.6 m8s E1.5 + 0.5 + 0.3 mtide −0.3↑
offshore 7 km/hgust — —
9 kJ
20 
epic
1.5 m8s E1.4 + 0.5 + 0.4 mtide 0.1
offshore 8 km/hgust — —
8 kJ

Wind read from the nearest model point, up to 14 km — that is not the wind at the beach.

Swell read from the nearest model point, up to 14 km. Swell travels, so it still holds here.

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Tide

EOT20 prediction
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now 0.1 m ↑L 01:00 · −0.3H 07:00 · 0.2L 13:30 · −0.2H 19:30 · 0.1

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Optimal: any.

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  • 0.5 m · 12 s · SSW 195°secondary

Crossed — 107° between the two swells. Window NE–SW, 50°–230°.

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Faces
138° SE
Optimal period
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Optimal tide
any
Level
—
Coordinates
−28.7911, 32.1192

Model agreement

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NOAA GFS-Wave1.7 m

ECMWF IFS-WAM1.9 m

DWD GWAM1.7 m

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