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Cape St Francis

Cape St Francis / Africa do Sul

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Sailing score
26 /100
Poor Grade D

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

Best window today 06:00 - 10:00 poor classification
Wind
45 km/h - Unstable Direction W Too strong — risky
Swell
3.2 m - 9 s Direction SSE Messy sea
Wave energy 47.3 kW/m Heavy — about 47 kJ/m
Today's peak hour 00:00 3.9 m · 10 s · outside typical window
Tide High tide Ideal: Mid tide Wait for the next tide
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05/06 00h
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Wind 45.1 km/h
3.0 km/h 52.1 km/h

Ideal between 10.0 km/h and 25.0 km/h

Rain probability 100.0%
99.8% 100.2%

Ideal range unavailable

Swell height 3.2 m
0.0 m 3.8 m

Ideal between 0.2 m and 1.5 m

Water temperature 18.8 C
13.0 C 19.8 C

Ideal between 14.0 C and 18.0 C

Hourly forecast

Next 7 days GMT+2
Power 77.9 kW/m Deep-water energy estimate
Consistency 74/100 Relative window for the next hours
Air temperature 15.4 C Current frame reading
Sea level -0.67 m Updated 05/06 09:01 | Timezone GMT+2
Surf height 3.9 m
05/06
3.9 m 10s SSE 00h
3.8 m 10s SSE 03h
3.8 m 10s S 06h
3.7 m 10s S 09h
3.7 m 9s SSW 12h
3.6 m 9s SSW 15h
3.5 m 9s SSW 18h
3.3 m 9s SSW 21h
06/06
3.2 m 9s SSW 00h
3.0 m 10s S 03h
2.8 m 10s S 06h
2.6 m 10s S 09h
2.5 m 10s S 12h
2.4 m 10s SSE 15h
2.3 m 10s SSE 18h
2.2 m 10s SSE 21h
07/06
2.1 m 10s SSE 00h
2.1 m 10s SSE 03h
2.0 m 10s SSE 06h
2.0 m 11s SSE 09h
2.0 m 11s S 12h
2.0 m 11s S 15h
2.0 m 10s S 18h
2.0 m 10s S 21h
08/06
2.0 m 11s S 00h
2.0 m 11s SSW 03h
2.1 m 11s SSW 06h
2.1 m 11s SSW 09h
2.3 m 11s SW 12h
2.5 m 10s SW 15h
2.6 m 10s SW 18h
2.6 m 10s SW 21h
09/06
2.5 m 10s SW 00h
2.4 m 10s SW 03h
2.3 m 10s SW 06h
2.2 m 10s SW 09h
2.1 m 10s SW 12h
2.0 m 10s SW 15h
2.0 m 10s SW 18h
2.1 m 10s SW 21h
10/06
2.2 m 10s SW 00h
2.2 m 10s SW 03h
2.2 m 11s SW 06h
2.1 m 11s SW 09h
2.0 m 11s SW 12h
1.9 m 10s SW 15h
1.8 m 10s SW 18h
1.7 m 10s SW 21h
11/06
1.6 m 10s SW 00h
1.6 m 10s SW 03h
1.6 m 10s SW 06h
1.6 m 10s SW 09h
1.7 m 10s SW 12h
1.7 m 11s SW 15h
1.8 m 11s SW 18h
2.0 m 10s SW 21h
Wind 26 km/h
05/06
26 km/h W 00h
33 km/h W 03h
43 km/h W 06h
44 km/h W 09h
46 km/h W 12h
45 km/h W 15h
39 km/h W 18h
33 km/h W 21h
06/06
29 km/h WNW 00h
23 km/h WNW 03h
18 km/h WNW 06h
11 km/h NNW 09h
7 km/h NNW 12h
3 km/h W 15h
6 km/h NE 18h
7 km/h N 21h
07/06
6 km/h NE 00h
7 km/h NNE 03h
8 km/h NW 06h
7 km/h WNW 09h
2 km/h E 12h
12 km/h SE 15h
10 km/h E 18h
4 km/h NW 21h
08/06
13 km/h WNW 00h
18 km/h WNW 03h
18 km/h WNW 06h
27 km/h W 09h
31 km/h W 12h
35 km/h W 15h
28 km/h W 18h
24 km/h W 21h
09/06
22 km/h WNW 00h
16 km/h WNW 03h
12 km/h WNW 06h
5 km/h NNW 09h
7 km/h SE 12h
10 km/h SE 15h
2 km/h W 18h
8 km/h N 21h
10/06
11 km/h NE 00h
12 km/h NE 03h
14 km/h NE 06h
15 km/h NE 09h
15 km/h NE 12h
15 km/h ENE 15h
8 km/h NE 18h
12 km/h N 21h
11/06
12 km/h NNW 00h
18 km/h NNW 03h
32 km/h NNW 06h
34 km/h NNW 09h
24 km/h WNW 12h
25 km/h W 15h
22 km/h W 18h
20 km/h WNW 21h
Wave energy 77.9 kW/m
05/06
77.9 kW/m 3.9m 00h
72.9 kW/m 3.8m 03h
69.3 kW/m 3.8m 06h
65.5 kW/m 3.7m 09h
61.7 kW/m 3.7m 12h
59.1 kW/m 3.6m 15h
54.6 kW/m 3.5m 18h
50.6 kW/m 3.3m 21h
06/06
45.8 kW/m 3.2m 00h
41.0 kW/m 3.0m 03h
37.5 kW/m 2.8m 06h
34.0 kW/m 2.6m 09h
31.1 kW/m 2.5m 12h
28.9 kW/m 2.4m 15h
26.7 kW/m 2.3m 18h
24.6 kW/m 2.2m 21h
07/06
22.9 kW/m 2.1m 00h
21.7 kW/m 2.1m 03h
20.2 kW/m 2.0m 06h
20.3 kW/m 2.0m 09h
21.2 kW/m 2.0m 12h
21.5 kW/m 2.0m 15h
21.4 kW/m 2.0m 18h
20.9 kW/m 2.0m 21h
08/06
20.8 kW/m 2.0m 00h
22.1 kW/m 2.0m 03h
23.4 kW/m 2.1m 06h
25.0 kW/m 2.1m 09h
27.3 kW/m 2.3m 12h
30.3 kW/m 2.5m 15h
32.8 kW/m 2.6m 18h
31.8 kW/m 2.6m 21h
09/06
29.8 kW/m 2.5m 00h
27.5 kW/m 2.4m 03h
25.6 kW/m 2.3m 06h
23.4 kW/m 2.2m 09h
20.6 kW/m 2.1m 12h
19.3 kW/m 2.0m 15h
19.6 kW/m 2.0m 18h
22.5 kW/m 2.1m 21h
10/06
24.4 kW/m 2.2m 00h
25.2 kW/m 2.2m 03h
25.1 kW/m 2.2m 06h
23.3 kW/m 2.1m 09h
21.1 kW/m 2.0m 12h
18.9 kW/m 1.9m 15h
16.4 kW/m 1.8m 18h
14.9 kW/m 1.7m 21h
11/06
13.4 kW/m 1.6m 00h
12.9 kW/m 1.6m 03h
12.9 kW/m 1.6m 06h
13.1 kW/m 1.6m 09h
14.1 kW/m 1.7m 12h
15.8 kW/m 1.7m 15h
17.8 kW/m 1.8m 18h
20.5 kW/m 2.0m 21h
Consistency 100/100
05/06
100/100 window 00h
100/100 window 03h
100/100 window 06h
100/100 window 09h
100/100 window 12h
100/100 window 15h
100/100 window 18h
100/100 window 21h
06/06
100/100 window 00h
99/100 window 03h
97/100 window 06h
94/100 window 09h
93/100 window 12h
91/100 window 15h
89/100 window 18h
87/100 window 21h
07/06
86/100 window 00h
85/100 window 03h
85/100 window 06h
85/100 window 09h
86/100 window 12h
87/100 window 15h
86/100 window 18h
86/100 window 21h
08/06
86/100 window 00h
87/100 window 03h
88/100 window 06h
89/100 window 09h
88/100 window 12h
90/100 window 15h
94/100 window 18h
93/100 window 21h
09/06
92/100 window 00h
90/100 window 03h
88/100 window 06h
84/100 window 09h
82/100 window 12h
83/100 window 15h
83/100 window 18h
84/100 window 21h
10/06
88/100 window 00h
90/100 window 03h
89/100 window 06h
86/100 window 09h
84/100 window 12h
81/100 window 15h
78/100 window 18h
76/100 window 21h
11/06
75/100 window 00h
76/100 window 03h
76/100 window 06h
76/100 window 09h
76/100 window 12h
78/100 window 15h
79/100 window 18h
81/100 window 21h
Weather 15.4 C
05/06
15.4 C 63% rain 00h
15.4 C 92% rain 03h
14.1 C 100% rain 06h
13.8 C 99% rain 09h
15.5 C 98% rain 12h
15.3 C 98% rain 15h
15.1 C 93% rain 18h
15.0 C 79% rain 21h
06/06
14.7 C 50% rain 00h
13.9 C 11% rain 03h
13.9 C 2% rain 06h
14.4 C 0% rain 09h
16.3 C 0% rain 12h
16.9 C 0% rain 15h
16.7 C 0% rain 18h
13.4 C 0% rain 21h
07/06
15.5 C 0% rain 00h
14.2 C 0% rain 03h
13.4 C 0% rain 06h
15.0 C 0% rain 09h
17.6 C 0% rain 12h
17.4 C 0% rain 15h
17.6 C 1% rain 18h
16.6 C 1% rain 21h
08/06
14.9 C 0% rain 00h
15.8 C 4% rain 03h
16.2 C 10% rain 06h
16.9 C 17% rain 09h
17.0 C 32% rain 12h
17.0 C 58% rain 15h
16.4 C 80% rain 18h
16.5 C 84% rain 21h
09/06
15.4 C 74% rain 00h
14.4 C 54% rain 03h
13.6 C 42% rain 06h
14.1 C 24% rain 09h
16.3 C 7% rain 12h
16.4 C 5% rain 15h
16.4 C 2% rain 18h
15.4 C 1% rain 21h
10/06
15.8 C 0% rain 00h
14.7 C 0% rain 03h
13.7 C 0% rain 06h
14.6 C 0% rain 09h
18.1 C 0% rain 12h
19.6 C 0% rain 15h
18.2 C 0% rain 18h
15.9 C 0% rain 21h
11/06
18.4 C 0% rain 00h
20.0 C 0% rain 03h
20.3 C 0% rain 06h
20.1 C 0% rain 09h
19.3 C 0% rain 12h
18.5 C 0% rain 15h
17.6 C 1% rain 18h
16.9 C 2% rain 21h
Swell height 3.9 m
-0.5 1.2 2.9 4.6 00h 05/06 18h 06/06 12h 08/06 03h 10/06 21h 11/06

Ideal range 0.2m to 1.5m

Swell period 10s
2.7 6 9.2 12.4 00h 05/06 18h 06/06 12h 08/06 03h 10/06 21h 11/06

Ideal range 4.0s to 9.0s

Wind 26 km/h
-6.1 13.8 33.6 53.5 00h 05/06 18h 06/06 12h 08/06 03h 10/06 21h 11/06

Ideal range 10.0km/h to 25.0km/h

Water temperature 19.0 C
13.1 15.4 17.6 19.9 00h 05/06 18h 06/06 12h 08/06 03h 10/06 21h 11/06

Ideal range 14.0C to 18.0C

Air temperature 15.4 C
12.2 15.3 18.4 21.5 00h 05/06 18h 06/06 12h 08/06 03h 10/06 21h 11/06

No ideal range defined

Rain probability 63%
-18 27.3 72.7 118 00h 05/06 18h 06/06 12h 08/06 03h 10/06 21h 11/06

No ideal range defined

Sea level -0.7 m
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 00h 05/06 18h 06/06 12h 08/06 03h 10/06 21h 11/06

No ideal range defined

Wave power 77.9 kW/m
1.2 30.7 60.1 89.6 00h 05/06 18h 06/06 12h 08/06 03h 10/06 21h 11/06

No ideal range defined

Compiled read

Hourly board

56 spot frames
Day Time Swell Period Dir. Wind Wind dir. Air Water Rain Level Power
05/06 00:00 3.9 m 10 s SSE 26 km/h W 15.4 C 19.0 C 63% -0.67 m 77.9 kW/m
05/06 03:00 3.8 m 10 s SSE 33 km/h W 15.4 C 18.9 C 92% -0.12 m 72.9 kW/m
05/06 06:00 3.8 m 10 s S 43 km/h W 14.1 C 18.8 C 100% 0.24 m 69.3 kW/m
05/06 09:00 3.7 m 10 s S 44 km/h W 13.8 C 18.8 C 99% -0.29 m 65.5 kW/m
05/06 12:00 3.7 m 9 s SSW 46 km/h W 15.5 C 18.7 C 98% -0.72 m 61.7 kW/m
05/06 15:00 3.6 m 9 s SSW 45 km/h W 15.3 C 18.6 C 98% -0.21 m 59.1 kW/m
05/06 18:00 3.5 m 9 s SSW 39 km/h W 15.1 C 18.5 C 93% 0.28 m 54.6 kW/m
05/06 21:00 3.3 m 9 s SSW 33 km/h W 15.0 C 18.4 C 79% -0.07 m 50.6 kW/m
06/06 00:00 3.2 m 9 s SSW 29 km/h WNW 14.7 C 18.4 C 50% -0.56 m 45.8 kW/m
06/06 03:00 3.0 m 10 s S 23 km/h WNW 13.9 C 18.3 C 11% -0.24 m 41.0 kW/m
06/06 06:00 2.8 m 10 s S 18 km/h WNW 13.9 C 18.2 C 2% 0.18 m 37.5 kW/m
06/06 09:00 2.6 m 10 s S 11 km/h NNW 14.4 C 18.2 C 0% -0.14 m 34.0 kW/m
06/06 12:00 2.5 m 10 s S 7 km/h NNW 16.3 C 18.2 C 0% -0.67 m 31.1 kW/m
06/06 15:00 2.4 m 10 s SSE 3 km/h W 16.9 C 18.2 C 0% -0.39 m 28.9 kW/m
06/06 18:00 2.3 m 10 s SSE 6 km/h NE 16.7 C 18.1 C 0% 0.15 m 26.7 kW/m
06/06 21:00 2.2 m 10 s SSE 7 km/h N 13.4 C 18.0 C 0% 0.03 m 24.6 kW/m
07/06 00:00 2.1 m 10 s SSE 6 km/h NE 15.5 C 18.0 C 0% -0.51 m 22.9 kW/m
07/06 03:00 2.1 m 10 s SSE 7 km/h NNE 14.2 C 17.8 C 0% -0.43 m 21.7 kW/m
07/06 06:00 2.0 m 10 s SSE 8 km/h NW 13.4 C 17.6 C 0% 0.00 m 20.2 kW/m
07/06 09:00 2.0 m 11 s SSE 7 km/h WNW 15.0 C 17.5 C 0% -0.07 m 20.3 kW/m
07/06 12:00 2.0 m 11 s S 2 km/h E 17.6 C 17.6 C 0% -0.57 m 21.2 kW/m
07/06 15:00 2.0 m 11 s S 12 km/h SE 17.4 C 17.6 C 0% -0.53 m 21.5 kW/m
07/06 18:00 2.0 m 10 s S 10 km/h E 17.6 C 17.5 C 1% -0.01 m 21.4 kW/m
07/06 21:00 2.0 m 10 s S 4 km/h NW 16.6 C 17.5 C 1% 0.13 m 20.9 kW/m
08/06 00:00 2.0 m 11 s S 13 km/h WNW 14.9 C 17.5 C 0% -0.33 m 20.8 kW/m
08/06 03:00 2.0 m 11 s SSW 18 km/h WNW 15.8 C 17.5 C 4% -0.53 m 22.1 kW/m
08/06 06:00 2.1 m 11 s SSW 18 km/h WNW 16.2 C 17.5 C 10% -0.17 m 23.4 kW/m
08/06 09:00 2.1 m 11 s SSW 27 km/h W 16.9 C 17.5 C 17% 0.00 m 25.0 kW/m
08/06 12:00 2.3 m 11 s SW 31 km/h W 17.0 C 17.5 C 32% -0.38 m 27.3 kW/m
08/06 15:00 2.5 m 10 s SW 35 km/h W 17.0 C 17.5 C 58% -0.59 m 30.3 kW/m
08/06 18:00 2.6 m 10 s SW 28 km/h W 16.4 C 17.5 C 80% -0.19 m 32.8 kW/m
08/06 21:00 2.6 m 10 s SW 24 km/h W 16.5 C 17.5 C 84% 0.17 m 31.8 kW/m
09/06 00:00 2.5 m 10 s SW 22 km/h WNW 15.4 C 17.5 C 74% -0.16 m 29.8 kW/m
09/06 03:00 2.4 m 10 s SW 16 km/h WNW 14.4 C 17.5 C 54% -0.61 m 27.5 kW/m
09/06 06:00 2.3 m 10 s SW 12 km/h WNW 13.6 C 17.5 C 42% -0.45 m 25.6 kW/m
09/06 09:00 2.2 m 10 s SW 5 km/h NNW 14.1 C 17.5 C 24% -0.07 m 23.4 kW/m
09/06 12:00 2.1 m 10 s SW 7 km/h SE 16.3 C 17.6 C 7% -0.23 m 20.6 kW/m
09/06 15:00 2.0 m 10 s SW 10 km/h SE 16.4 C 17.8 C 5% -0.62 m 19.3 kW/m
09/06 18:00 2.0 m 10 s SW 2 km/h W 16.4 C 17.6 C 2% -0.43 m 19.6 kW/m
09/06 21:00 2.1 m 10 s SW 8 km/h N 15.4 C 17.6 C 1% 0.10 m 22.5 kW/m
10/06 00:00 2.2 m 10 s SW 11 km/h NE 15.8 C 17.5 C 0% 0.04 m 24.4 kW/m
10/06 03:00 2.2 m 10 s SW 12 km/h NE 14.7 C 17.5 C 0% -0.55 m 25.2 kW/m
10/06 06:00 2.2 m 11 s SW 14 km/h NE 13.7 C 17.4 C 0% -0.65 m 25.1 kW/m
10/06 09:00 2.1 m 11 s SW 15 km/h NE 14.6 C 17.4 C 0% -0.14 m 23.3 kW/m
10/06 12:00 2.0 m 11 s SW 15 km/h NE 18.1 C 17.5 C 0% 0.00 m 21.1 kW/m
10/06 15:00 1.9 m 10 s SW 15 km/h ENE 19.6 C 17.6 C 0% -0.49 m 18.9 kW/m
10/06 18:00 1.8 m 10 s SW 8 km/h NE 18.2 C 17.7 C 0% -0.59 m 16.4 kW/m
10/06 21:00 1.7 m 10 s SW 12 km/h N 15.9 C 17.7 C 0% 0.00 m 14.9 kW/m
11/06 00:00 1.6 m 10 s SW 12 km/h NNW 18.4 C 17.7 C 0% 0.27 m 13.4 kW/m
11/06 03:00 1.6 m 10 s SW 18 km/h NNW 20.0 C 17.7 C 0% -0.34 m 12.9 kW/m
11/06 06:00 1.6 m 10 s SW 32 km/h NNW 20.3 C 17.6 C 0% -0.78 m 12.9 kW/m
11/06 09:00 1.6 m 10 s SW 34 km/h NNW 20.1 C 17.6 C 0% -0.31 m 13.1 kW/m
11/06 12:00 1.7 m 10 s SW 24 km/h WNW 19.3 C 17.8 C 0% 0.15 m 14.1 kW/m
11/06 15:00 1.7 m 11 s SW 25 km/h W 18.5 C 17.8 C 0% -0.26 m 15.8 kW/m
11/06 18:00 1.8 m 11 s SW 22 km/h W 17.6 C 17.8 C 1% -0.71 m 17.8 kW/m
11/06 21:00 2.0 m 10 s SW 20 km/h WNW 16.9 C 17.7 C 2% -0.23 m 20.5 kW/m

Quick spot sheet

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

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