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Cape St Francis

Cape St Francis / Africa do Sul

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Surf score
49 /100
Poor Grade D

Best window today: 06:00 - 10:00 · poor classification

Best window today 06:00 - 10:00 poor classification
Wind
16 km/h - Favorable Direction NW Gusty wind — variable
Wind alignment Offshore wind 180° between wind and swell
Swell
1.8 m - 10 s Direction SE Wrong swell direction
Wave energy 15.1 kW/m Solid — about 15 kJ/m
Today's peak hour 00:00 3.3 m · 10 s · outside typical window
Tide High tide Ideal: Mid tide Wait for the next tide
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06/06 00h
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Swell height 1.8 m
0.5 m 2.8 m

Ideal between 0.8 m and 2.5 m

Swell period 9.7 s
8.4 s 17.3 s

Ideal between 10.0 s and 16.0 s

Wind 16.0 km/h
0.0 km/h 19.2 km/h

Ideal between 0.0 km/h and 16.0 km/h

Water temperature 18.2 C
13.2 C 19.0 C

Ideal between 14.0 C and 18.0 C

Hourly forecast

Next 7 days GMT+2
Power 51.1 kW/m Deep-water energy estimate
Consistency 76/100 Relative window for the next hours
Air temperature 14.4 C Current frame reading
Sea level -0.55 m Updated 06/06 09:01 | Timezone GMT+2
Surf height 3.3 m
06/06
3.3 m 10s S 00h
3.1 m 10s S 03h
2.9 m 10s S 06h
2.7 m 10s S 09h
2.6 m 10s S 12h
2.4 m 10s S 15h
2.3 m 10s SSE 18h
2.2 m 10s SSE 21h
07/06
2.1 m 10s SSE 00h
2.0 m 10s SSE 03h
2.0 m 10s SSE 06h
2.0 m 10s SSE 09h
2.0 m 10s S 12h
2.0 m 10s S 15h
2.0 m 10s S 18h
1.9 m 10s S 21h
08/06
1.9 m 10s S 00h
1.9 m 11s S 03h
1.9 m 11s SSW 06h
2.0 m 10s SSW 09h
2.2 m 9s SW 12h
2.4 m 9s SW 15h
2.5 m 9s SW 18h
2.4 m 9s SW 21h
09/06
2.3 m 10s SW 00h
2.2 m 10s SW 03h
2.1 m 10s SW 06h
2.0 m 10s SW 09h
1.9 m 10s SW 12h
1.8 m 10s SW 15h
1.8 m 10s SW 18h
1.9 m 10s SSW 21h
10/06
2.0 m 10s SSW 00h
2.1 m 11s SSW 03h
2.2 m 11s SSW 06h
2.2 m 11s SSW 09h
2.2 m 10s SSW 12h
2.1 m 10s SSW 15h
1.9 m 10s SSW 18h
1.9 m 10s SSW 21h
11/06
1.8 m 10s SW 00h
1.6 m 10s SW 03h
1.6 m 10s SW 06h
1.5 m 10s SW 09h
1.5 m 10s SW 12h
1.6 m 10s SW 15h
1.7 m 10s SW 18h
1.8 m 10s SW 21h
12/06
2.0 m 10s SW 00h
2.1 m 11s SW 03h
2.2 m 11s SW 06h
2.4 m 11s SW 09h
2.4 m 11s SW 12h
2.4 m 10s SW 15h
2.4 m 10s SW 18h
2.4 m 9s SW 21h
Wind 28 km/h
06/06
28 km/h WNW 00h
23 km/h WNW 03h
21 km/h WNW 06h
14 km/h NW 09h
7 km/h NW 12h
2 km/h SE 15h
6 km/h ENE 18h
8 km/h NNE 21h
07/06
10 km/h NNE 00h
9 km/h NNE 03h
7 km/h NNW 06h
6 km/h NW 09h
4 km/h S 12h
7 km/h SE 15h
6 km/h ESE 18h
4 km/h NE 21h
08/06
7 km/h NE 00h
2 km/h E 03h
10 km/h WNW 06h
21 km/h W 09h
32 km/h W 12h
34 km/h W 15h
30 km/h WSW 18h
26 km/h W 21h
09/06
25 km/h W 00h
21 km/h W 03h
16 km/h WNW 06h
13 km/h WNW 09h
16 km/h W 12h
16 km/h WSW 15h
8 km/h WSW 18h
7 km/h NNW 21h
10/06
8 km/h NNE 00h
15 km/h NE 03h
13 km/h NE 06h
10 km/h NNE 09h
9 km/h NNE 12h
16 km/h NNE 15h
20 km/h NNE 18h
16 km/h N 21h
11/06
14 km/h N 00h
11 km/h N 03h
14 km/h NNW 06h
27 km/h NNW 09h
27 km/h NW 12h
22 km/h WSW 15h
20 km/h W 18h
18 km/h WNW 21h
12/06
15 km/h W 00h
14 km/h W 03h
18 km/h W 06h
24 km/h W 09h
37 km/h W 12h
42 km/h WSW 15h
36 km/h WSW 18h
30 km/h W 21h
Wave energy 51.1 kW/m
06/06
51.1 kW/m 3.3m 00h
45.5 kW/m 3.1m 03h
40.8 kW/m 2.9m 06h
36.4 kW/m 2.7m 09h
32.6 kW/m 2.6m 12h
29.3 kW/m 2.4m 15h
26.4 kW/m 2.3m 18h
23.8 kW/m 2.2m 21h
07/06
21.8 kW/m 2.1m 00h
20.8 kW/m 2.0m 03h
20.1 kW/m 2.0m 06h
20.2 kW/m 2.0m 09h
21.0 kW/m 2.0m 12h
21.3 kW/m 2.0m 15h
20.3 kW/m 2.0m 18h
19.0 kW/m 1.9m 21h
08/06
18.5 kW/m 1.9m 00h
18.3 kW/m 1.9m 03h
18.7 kW/m 1.9m 06h
20.0 kW/m 2.0m 09h
22.3 kW/m 2.2m 12h
25.4 kW/m 2.4m 15h
26.8 kW/m 2.5m 18h
25.6 kW/m 2.4m 21h
09/06
24.4 kW/m 2.3m 00h
23.5 kW/m 2.2m 03h
21.5 kW/m 2.1m 06h
19.6 kW/m 2.0m 09h
18.1 kW/m 1.9m 12h
16.7 kW/m 1.8m 15h
16.8 kW/m 1.8m 18h
18.5 kW/m 1.9m 21h
10/06
20.8 kW/m 2.0m 00h
23.9 kW/m 2.1m 03h
25.7 kW/m 2.2m 06h
25.6 kW/m 2.2m 09h
23.8 kW/m 2.2m 12h
21.1 kW/m 2.1m 15h
18.5 kW/m 1.9m 18h
17.1 kW/m 1.9m 21h
11/06
14.8 kW/m 1.8m 00h
12.7 kW/m 1.6m 03h
11.5 kW/m 1.6m 06h
11.2 kW/m 1.5m 09h
11.3 kW/m 1.5m 12h
12.2 kW/m 1.6m 15h
14.1 kW/m 1.7m 18h
16.8 kW/m 1.8m 21h
12/06
19.7 kW/m 2.0m 00h
22.6 kW/m 2.1m 03h
26.7 kW/m 2.2m 06h
30.7 kW/m 2.4m 09h
31.1 kW/m 2.4m 12h
28.9 kW/m 2.4m 15h
26.8 kW/m 2.4m 18h
26.4 kW/m 2.4m 21h
Consistency 100/100
06/06
100/100 window 00h
100/100 window 03h
99/100 window 06h
96/100 window 09h
93/100 window 12h
91/100 window 15h
88/100 window 18h
86/100 window 21h
07/06
85/100 window 00h
85/100 window 03h
85/100 window 06h
85/100 window 09h
85/100 window 12h
86/100 window 15h
84/100 window 18h
83/100 window 21h
08/06
83/100 window 00h
83/100 window 03h
82/100 window 06h
80/100 window 09h
81/100 window 12h
84/100 window 15h
88/100 window 18h
87/100 window 21h
09/06
86/100 window 00h
85/100 window 03h
83/100 window 06h
81/100 window 09h
80/100 window 12h
80/100 window 15h
80/100 window 18h
81/100 window 21h
10/06
83/100 window 00h
86/100 window 03h
89/100 window 06h
90/100 window 09h
86/100 window 12h
83/100 window 15h
80/100 window 18h
78/100 window 21h
11/06
74/100 window 00h
72/100 window 03h
72/100 window 06h
72/100 window 09h
72/100 window 12h
73/100 window 15h
74/100 window 18h
77/100 window 21h
12/06
81/100 window 00h
85/100 window 03h
89/100 window 06h
93/100 window 09h
95/100 window 12h
93/100 window 15h
91/100 window 18h
90/100 window 21h
Weather 14.4 C
06/06
14.4 C 56% rain 00h
14.3 C 10% rain 03h
14.0 C 0% rain 06h
14.4 C 0% rain 09h
16.5 C 1% rain 12h
16.9 C 2% rain 15h
16.7 C 0% rain 18h
15.2 C 0% rain 21h
07/06
15.3 C 0% rain 00h
12.7 C 0% rain 03h
12.8 C 0% rain 06h
15.2 C 0% rain 09h
17.9 C 0% rain 12h
17.4 C 0% rain 15h
17.5 C 1% rain 18h
17.4 C 2% rain 21h
08/06
17.4 C 0% rain 00h
16.6 C 1% rain 03h
15.1 C 1% rain 06h
16.6 C 8% rain 09h
17.4 C 39% rain 12h
17.0 C 62% rain 15h
15.9 C 64% rain 18h
16.1 C 75% rain 21h
09/06
16.3 C 64% rain 00h
15.7 C 46% rain 03h
15.0 C 33% rain 06h
15.4 C 19% rain 09h
16.8 C 3% rain 12h
16.5 C 1% rain 15h
16.2 C 0% rain 18h
14.9 C 0% rain 21h
10/06
15.1 C 0% rain 00h
14.4 C 0% rain 03h
14.1 C 0% rain 06h
14.9 C 0% rain 09h
18.2 C 0% rain 12h
19.9 C 0% rain 15h
18.9 C 0% rain 18h
18.1 C 0% rain 21h
11/06
17.9 C 0% rain 00h
18.4 C 0% rain 03h
19.4 C 0% rain 06h
20.7 C 0% rain 09h
21.8 C 0% rain 12h
19.3 C 0% rain 15h
17.6 C 1% rain 18h
16.5 C 3% rain 21h
12/06
15.8 C 6% rain 00h
15.9 C 8% rain 03h
16.9 C 8% rain 06h
17.5 C 8% rain 09h
17.4 C 9% rain 12h
17.2 C 10% rain 15h
17.1 C 7% rain 18h
16.8 C 7% rain 21h
Swell height 3.3 m
0.4 1.5 2.6 3.7 00h 06/06 18h 07/06 12h 09/06 03h 11/06 21h 12/06

Ideal range 0.8m to 2.5m

Swell period 10s
7.6 10.8 14 17.3 00h 06/06 18h 07/06 12h 09/06 03h 11/06 21h 12/06

Ideal range 10.0s to 16.0s

Wind 28 km/h
-7.6 11.6 30.8 50 00h 06/06 18h 07/06 12h 09/06 03h 11/06 21h 12/06

Ideal range 0.0km/h to 16.0km/h

Water temperature 18.3 C
13.2 15.2 17.1 19.1 00h 06/06 18h 07/06 12h 09/06 03h 11/06 21h 12/06

Ideal range 14.0C to 18.0C

Air temperature 14.4 C
11.1 15.2 19.3 23.4 00h 06/06 18h 07/06 12h 09/06 03h 11/06 21h 12/06

No ideal range defined

Rain probability 56%
-13.5 20.5 54.5 88.5 00h 06/06 18h 07/06 12h 09/06 03h 11/06 21h 12/06

No ideal range defined

Sea level -0.6 m
-0.9 -0.4 0.1 0.7 00h 06/06 18h 07/06 12h 09/06 03h 11/06 21h 12/06

No ideal range defined

Wave power 51.1 kW/m
4 22.1 40.2 58.3 00h 06/06 18h 07/06 12h 09/06 03h 11/06 21h 12/06

No ideal range defined

Compiled read

Hourly board

56 spot frames
Day Time Swell Period Dir. Wind Wind dir. Air Water Rain Level Power
06/06 00:00 3.3 m 10 s S 28 km/h WNW 14.4 C 18.3 C 56% -0.55 m 51.1 kW/m
06/06 03:00 3.1 m 10 s S 23 km/h WNW 14.3 C 18.2 C 10% -0.23 m 45.5 kW/m
06/06 06:00 2.9 m 10 s S 21 km/h WNW 14.0 C 18.2 C 0% 0.18 m 40.8 kW/m
06/06 09:00 2.7 m 10 s S 14 km/h NW 14.4 C 18.2 C 0% -0.15 m 36.4 kW/m
06/06 12:00 2.6 m 10 s S 7 km/h NW 16.5 C 18.2 C 1% -0.68 m 32.6 kW/m
06/06 15:00 2.4 m 10 s S 2 km/h SE 16.9 C 18.3 C 2% -0.40 m 29.3 kW/m
06/06 18:00 2.3 m 10 s SSE 6 km/h ENE 16.7 C 18.3 C 0% 0.14 m 26.4 kW/m
06/06 21:00 2.2 m 10 s SSE 8 km/h NNE 15.2 C 18.2 C 0% 0.02 m 23.8 kW/m
07/06 00:00 2.1 m 10 s SSE 10 km/h NNE 15.3 C 18.1 C 0% -0.51 m 21.8 kW/m
07/06 03:00 2.0 m 10 s SSE 9 km/h NNE 12.7 C 18.0 C 0% -0.44 m 20.8 kW/m
07/06 06:00 2.0 m 10 s SSE 7 km/h NNW 12.8 C 17.8 C 0% 0.00 m 20.1 kW/m
07/06 09:00 2.0 m 10 s SSE 6 km/h NW 15.2 C 17.7 C 0% -0.07 m 20.2 kW/m
07/06 12:00 2.0 m 10 s S 4 km/h S 17.9 C 17.7 C 0% -0.57 m 21.0 kW/m
07/06 15:00 2.0 m 10 s S 7 km/h SE 17.4 C 17.7 C 0% -0.53 m 21.3 kW/m
07/06 18:00 2.0 m 10 s S 6 km/h ESE 17.5 C 17.5 C 1% 0.00 m 20.3 kW/m
07/06 21:00 1.9 m 10 s S 4 km/h NE 17.4 C 17.5 C 2% 0.14 m 19.0 kW/m
08/06 00:00 1.9 m 10 s S 7 km/h NE 17.4 C 17.5 C 0% -0.32 m 18.5 kW/m
08/06 03:00 1.9 m 11 s S 2 km/h E 16.6 C 17.5 C 1% -0.52 m 18.3 kW/m
08/06 06:00 1.9 m 11 s SSW 10 km/h WNW 15.1 C 17.5 C 1% -0.16 m 18.7 kW/m
08/06 09:00 2.0 m 10 s SSW 21 km/h W 16.6 C 17.5 C 8% 0.01 m 20.0 kW/m
08/06 12:00 2.2 m 9 s SW 32 km/h W 17.4 C 17.6 C 39% -0.36 m 22.3 kW/m
08/06 15:00 2.4 m 9 s SW 34 km/h W 17.0 C 17.6 C 62% -0.57 m 25.4 kW/m
08/06 18:00 2.5 m 9 s SW 30 km/h WSW 15.9 C 17.5 C 64% -0.17 m 26.8 kW/m
08/06 21:00 2.4 m 9 s SW 26 km/h W 16.1 C 17.5 C 75% 0.18 m 25.6 kW/m
09/06 00:00 2.3 m 10 s SW 25 km/h W 16.3 C 17.5 C 64% -0.14 m 24.4 kW/m
09/06 03:00 2.2 m 10 s SW 21 km/h W 15.7 C 17.5 C 46% -0.59 m 23.5 kW/m
09/06 06:00 2.1 m 10 s SW 16 km/h WNW 15.0 C 17.5 C 33% -0.42 m 21.5 kW/m
09/06 09:00 2.0 m 10 s SW 13 km/h WNW 15.4 C 17.5 C 19% -0.04 m 19.6 kW/m
09/06 12:00 1.9 m 10 s SW 16 km/h W 16.8 C 17.5 C 3% -0.21 m 18.1 kW/m
09/06 15:00 1.8 m 10 s SW 16 km/h WSW 16.5 C 17.5 C 1% -0.61 m 16.7 kW/m
09/06 18:00 1.8 m 10 s SW 8 km/h WSW 16.2 C 17.6 C 0% -0.42 m 16.8 kW/m
09/06 21:00 1.9 m 10 s SSW 7 km/h NNW 14.9 C 17.7 C 0% 0.11 m 18.5 kW/m
10/06 00:00 2.0 m 10 s SSW 8 km/h NNE 15.1 C 17.7 C 0% 0.06 m 20.8 kW/m
10/06 03:00 2.1 m 11 s SSW 15 km/h NE 14.4 C 17.6 C 0% -0.54 m 23.9 kW/m
10/06 06:00 2.2 m 11 s SSW 13 km/h NE 14.1 C 17.5 C 0% -0.63 m 25.7 kW/m
10/06 09:00 2.2 m 11 s SSW 10 km/h NNE 14.9 C 17.5 C 0% -0.14 m 25.6 kW/m
10/06 12:00 2.2 m 10 s SSW 9 km/h NNE 18.2 C 17.6 C 0% 0.01 m 23.8 kW/m
10/06 15:00 2.1 m 10 s SSW 16 km/h NNE 19.9 C 17.7 C 0% -0.46 m 21.1 kW/m
10/06 18:00 1.9 m 10 s SSW 20 km/h NNE 18.9 C 17.7 C 0% -0.56 m 18.5 kW/m
10/06 21:00 1.9 m 10 s SSW 16 km/h N 18.1 C 17.7 C 0% 0.04 m 17.1 kW/m
11/06 00:00 1.8 m 10 s SW 14 km/h N 17.9 C 17.6 C 0% 0.31 m 14.8 kW/m
11/06 03:00 1.6 m 10 s SW 11 km/h N 18.4 C 17.6 C 0% -0.30 m 12.7 kW/m
11/06 06:00 1.6 m 10 s SW 14 km/h NNW 19.4 C 17.6 C 0% -0.73 m 11.5 kW/m
11/06 09:00 1.5 m 10 s SW 27 km/h NNW 20.7 C 17.8 C 0% -0.26 m 11.2 kW/m
11/06 12:00 1.5 m 10 s SW 27 km/h NW 21.8 C 17.9 C 0% 0.21 m 11.3 kW/m
11/06 15:00 1.6 m 10 s SW 22 km/h WSW 19.3 C 17.9 C 0% -0.21 m 12.2 kW/m
11/06 18:00 1.7 m 10 s SW 20 km/h W 17.6 C 17.8 C 1% -0.64 m 14.1 kW/m
11/06 21:00 1.8 m 10 s SW 18 km/h WNW 16.5 C 17.8 C 3% -0.15 m 16.8 kW/m
12/06 00:00 2.0 m 10 s SW 15 km/h W 15.8 C 17.7 C 6% 0.46 m 19.7 kW/m
12/06 03:00 2.1 m 11 s SW 14 km/h W 15.9 C 17.6 C 8% 0.02 m 22.6 kW/m
12/06 06:00 2.2 m 11 s SW 18 km/h W 16.9 C 17.5 C 8% -0.73 m 26.7 kW/m
12/06 09:00 2.4 m 11 s SW 24 km/h W 17.5 C 17.5 C 8% -0.47 m 30.7 kW/m
12/06 12:00 2.4 m 11 s SW 37 km/h W 17.4 C 17.6 C 9% 0.29 m 31.1 kW/m
12/06 15:00 2.4 m 10 s SW 42 km/h WSW 17.2 C 17.6 C 10% 0.07 m 28.9 kW/m
12/06 18:00 2.4 m 10 s SW 36 km/h WSW 17.1 C 17.5 C 7% -0.68 m 26.8 kW/m
12/06 21:00 2.4 m 9 s SW 30 km/h W 16.8 C 17.5 C 7% -0.48 m 26.4 kW/m

Quick spot sheet

Type
point break
Level
Intermediate
Region
Africa
Best window today
06:00-10:00
Ideal wind
NW
Ideal swell
SW

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