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Cape St Francis

Cape St Francis / Africa do Sul

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Windsurf score
50 /100
Poor Grade D

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

Best window today 06:00 - 10:00 poor classification
Wind
25 km/h - Unstable Direction SE Offshore wind — risky
Swell
3.9 m - 9 s Direction SSE Messy sea
Wave energy 63.5 kW/m Heavy — about 64 kJ/m
Today's peak hour 21:00 4.5 m · 10 s · outside typical window
Tide Mid tide Ideal: Mid tide Tide favours it
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Active frame 04/06 00h
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04/06 00h
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Wind 24.7 km/h
13.0 km/h 41.0 km/h

Ideal between 17.0 km/h and 37.0 km/h

Swell height 3.9 m
0.0 m 4.6 m

Ideal between 0.3 m and 2.0 m

Swell period 8.7 s
2.8 s 11.2 s

Ideal between 4.0 s and 10.0 s

Water temperature 19.6 C
12.9 C 20.7 C

Ideal between 14.0 C and 18.0 C

Hourly forecast

Next 7 days GMT+2
Power 74.9 kW/m Deep-water energy estimate
Consistency 70/100 Relative window for the next hours
Air temperature 16.4 C Current frame reading
Sea level -0.78 m Updated 04/06 09:03 | Timezone GMT+2
Surf height 4.0 m
04/06
4.0 m 10s SSE 00h
4.1 m 10s SSE 03h
4.1 m 10s SSE 06h
4.1 m 10s SSE 09h
4.2 m 10s SSE 12h
4.2 m 10s SSE 15h
4.4 m 10s SSE 18h
4.5 m 10s SSE 21h
05/06
4.4 m 10s SSE 00h
4.2 m 10s SSE 03h
3.9 m 10s SSE 06h
3.8 m 10s SSE 09h
3.6 m 10s S 12h
3.5 m 9s S 15h
3.4 m 9s S 18h
3.2 m 9s S 21h
06/06
3.1 m 9s S 00h
3.0 m 9s S 03h
2.8 m 9s S 06h
2.6 m 10s S 09h
2.5 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
1.9 m 10s SSE 06h
1.9 m 11s SSE 09h
1.9 m 11s S 12h
2.0 m 11s S 15h
2.1 m 11s S 18h
2.1 m 10s SSW 21h
08/06
2.1 m 10s SSW 00h
2.1 m 11s SSW 03h
2.1 m 11s SSW 06h
2.2 m 11s SSW 09h
2.2 m 11s SW 12h
2.3 m 10s SW 15h
2.5 m 10s SW 18h
2.5 m 10s SW 21h
09/06
2.4 m 10s SW 00h
2.3 m 10s SW 03h
2.1 m 10s SSW 06h
2.0 m 10s SSW 09h
1.9 m 10s SSW 12h
1.8 m 10s SSW 15h
1.7 m 10s SSW 18h
1.7 m 10s SSW 21h
10/06
1.8 m 11s SSW 00h
1.9 m 11s SSW 03h
1.9 m 11s SSW 06h
1.9 m 11s SW 09h
1.9 m 11s SW 12h
1.8 m 11s SW 15h
1.8 m 11s SW 18h
1.8 m 10s SW 21h
Wind 32 km/h
04/06
32 km/h ESE 00h
20 km/h ESE 03h
24 km/h SE 06h
22 km/h SE 09h
12 km/h S 12h
28 km/h S 15h
21 km/h SSW 18h
30 km/h SW 21h
05/06
32 km/h WSW 00h
33 km/h W 03h
44 km/h W 06h
47 km/h W 09h
45 km/h W 12h
46 km/h W 15h
46 km/h W 18h
43 km/h W 21h
06/06
37 km/h W 00h
30 km/h WNW 03h
24 km/h WNW 06h
18 km/h NW 09h
14 km/h WNW 12h
3 km/h WSW 15h
8 km/h E 18h
8 km/h NNE 21h
07/06
6 km/h N 00h
3 km/h NNW 03h
6 km/h NW 06h
8 km/h WNW 09h
4 km/h S 12h
7 km/h SW 15h
5 km/h WNW 18h
8 km/h NNW 21h
08/06
7 km/h NNE 00h
2 km/h ESE 03h
8 km/h WNW 06h
16 km/h WNW 09h
23 km/h W 12h
30 km/h WSW 15h
29 km/h W 18h
25 km/h W 21h
09/06
24 km/h W 00h
24 km/h W 03h
23 km/h W 06h
16 km/h WNW 09h
2 km/h E 12h
18 km/h ESE 15h
20 km/h ENE 18h
24 km/h ENE 21h
10/06
20 km/h NE 00h
16 km/h NE 03h
16 km/h NNE 06h
13 km/h NNE 09h
6 km/h NE 12h
5 km/h ESE 15h
5 km/h ESE 18h
3 km/h NNE 21h
Wave energy 74.9 kW/m
04/06
74.9 kW/m 4.0m 00h
79.9 kW/m 4.1m 03h
81.9 kW/m 4.1m 06h
81.9 kW/m 4.1m 09h
82.7 kW/m 4.2m 12h
85.5 kW/m 4.2m 15h
93.1 kW/m 4.4m 18h
101.1 kW/m 4.5m 21h
05/06
98.6 kW/m 4.4m 00h
88.2 kW/m 4.2m 03h
76.5 kW/m 3.9m 06h
67.2 kW/m 3.8m 09h
61.7 kW/m 3.6m 12h
57.1 kW/m 3.5m 15h
52.3 kW/m 3.4m 18h
48.4 kW/m 3.2m 21h
06/06
44.6 kW/m 3.1m 00h
40.5 kW/m 3.0m 03h
36.3 kW/m 2.8m 06h
32.1 kW/m 2.6m 09h
29.8 kW/m 2.5m 12h
28.2 kW/m 2.4m 15h
26.2 kW/m 2.3m 18h
24.3 kW/m 2.2m 21h
07/06
22.1 kW/m 2.1m 00h
20.2 kW/m 2.0m 03h
18.9 kW/m 1.9m 06h
18.7 kW/m 1.9m 09h
19.2 kW/m 1.9m 12h
20.5 kW/m 2.0m 15h
21.9 kW/m 2.1m 18h
22.7 kW/m 2.1m 21h
08/06
23.0 kW/m 2.1m 00h
23.2 kW/m 2.1m 03h
23.7 kW/m 2.1m 06h
25.0 kW/m 2.2m 09h
26.7 kW/m 2.2m 12h
27.8 kW/m 2.3m 15h
29.8 kW/m 2.5m 18h
30.7 kW/m 2.5m 21h
09/06
28.4 kW/m 2.4m 00h
26.0 kW/m 2.3m 03h
22.8 kW/m 2.1m 06h
20.5 kW/m 2.0m 09h
18.3 kW/m 1.9m 12h
16.6 kW/m 1.8m 15h
15.6 kW/m 1.7m 18h
15.6 kW/m 1.7m 21h
10/06
17.3 kW/m 1.8m 00h
19.2 kW/m 1.9m 03h
19.7 kW/m 1.9m 06h
19.3 kW/m 1.9m 09h
18.3 kW/m 1.9m 12h
17.8 kW/m 1.8m 15h
16.8 kW/m 1.8m 18h
15.9 kW/m 1.8m 21h
Consistency 100/100
04/06
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
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
95/100 window 06h
92/100 window 09h
92/100 window 12h
90/100 window 15h
88/100 window 18h
86/100 window 21h
07/06
84/100 window 00h
83/100 window 03h
83/100 window 06h
84/100 window 09h
84/100 window 12h
84/100 window 15h
85/100 window 18h
87/100 window 21h
08/06
88/100 window 00h
89/100 window 03h
89/100 window 06h
89/100 window 09h
90/100 window 12h
90/100 window 15h
92/100 window 18h
93/100 window 21h
09/06
91/100 window 00h
87/100 window 03h
84/100 window 06h
82/100 window 09h
80/100 window 12h
79/100 window 15h
79/100 window 18h
79/100 window 21h
10/06
80/100 window 00h
83/100 window 03h
85/100 window 06h
84/100 window 09h
83/100 window 12h
82/100 window 15h
81/100 window 18h
80/100 window 21h
Weather 16.4 C
04/06
16.4 C 100% rain 00h
15.2 C 100% rain 03h
15.8 C 100% rain 06h
16.1 C 100% rain 09h
15.9 C 100% rain 12h
15.9 C 99% rain 15h
16.9 C 93% rain 18h
17.3 C 88% rain 21h
05/06
16.6 C 92% rain 00h
15.0 C 97% rain 03h
14.0 C 98% rain 06h
14.6 C 99% rain 09h
14.8 C 100% rain 12h
15.5 C 100% rain 15h
16.1 C 96% rain 18h
15.8 C 90% rain 21h
06/06
15.3 C 76% rain 00h
14.7 C 45% rain 03h
14.2 C 17% rain 06h
14.4 C 3% rain 09h
16.5 C 0% rain 12h
16.9 C 0% rain 15h
16.9 C 0% rain 18h
15.4 C 0% rain 21h
07/06
15.3 C 0% rain 00h
15.3 C 0% rain 03h
13.2 C 0% rain 06h
14.5 C 1% rain 09h
17.2 C 2% rain 12h
17.7 C 1% rain 15h
17.4 C 1% rain 18h
16.0 C 3% rain 21h
08/06
16.0 C 3% rain 00h
17.0 C 9% rain 03h
16.2 C 14% rain 06h
15.8 C 21% rain 09h
17.5 C 32% rain 12h
17.1 C 48% rain 15h
16.2 C 47% rain 18h
16.3 C 56% rain 21h
09/06
16.2 C 57% rain 00h
16.0 C 45% rain 03h
15.6 C 38% rain 06h
16.2 C 33% rain 09h
17.0 C 16% rain 12h
17.4 C 4% rain 15h
17.6 C 4% rain 18h
17.2 C 6% rain 21h
10/06
15.0 C 9% rain 00h
14.1 C 7% rain 03h
15.0 C 4% rain 06h
16.4 C 2% rain 09h
18.5 C 1% rain 12h
19.6 C 0% rain 15h
19.1 C 0% rain 18h
18.9 C 0% rain 21h
Swell height 4.0 m
-0.5 1.5 3.4 5.3 00h 04/06 18h 05/06 12h 07/06 03h 09/06 21h 10/06

Ideal range 0.3m to 2.0m

Swell period 10s
2.7 5.9 9.1 12.2 00h 04/06 18h 05/06 12h 07/06 03h 09/06 21h 10/06

Ideal range 4.0s to 10.0s

Wind 32 km/h
-6.6 13.8 34.3 54.7 00h 04/06 18h 05/06 12h 07/06 03h 09/06 21h 10/06

Ideal range 17.0km/h to 37.0km/h

Water temperature 19.0 C
13 15.5 18.1 20.6 00h 04/06 18h 05/06 12h 07/06 03h 09/06 21h 10/06

Ideal range 14.0C to 18.0C

Air temperature 16.4 C
12 14.9 17.9 20.8 00h 04/06 18h 05/06 12h 07/06 03h 09/06 21h 10/06

No ideal range defined

Rain probability 100%
-18 27.3 72.7 118 00h 04/06 18h 05/06 12h 07/06 03h 09/06 21h 10/06

No ideal range defined

Sea level -0.8 m
-1.1 -0.5 0 0.6 00h 04/06 18h 05/06 12h 07/06 03h 09/06 21h 10/06

No ideal range defined

Wave power 74.9 kW/m
0.2 39 77.7 116.5 00h 04/06 18h 05/06 12h 07/06 03h 09/06 21h 10/06

No ideal range defined

Compiled read

Hourly board

56 spot frames
Day Time Swell Period Dir. Wind Wind dir. Air Water Rain Level Power
04/06 00:00 4.0 m 10 s SSE 32 km/h ESE 16.4 C 19.0 C 100% -0.78 m 74.9 kW/m
04/06 03:00 4.1 m 10 s SSE 20 km/h ESE 15.2 C 19.2 C 100% -0.08 m 79.9 kW/m
04/06 06:00 4.1 m 10 s SSE 24 km/h SE 15.8 C 19.5 C 100% 0.12 m 81.9 kW/m
04/06 09:00 4.1 m 10 s SSE 22 km/h SE 16.1 C 19.6 C 100% -0.58 m 81.9 kW/m
04/06 12:00 4.2 m 10 s SSE 12 km/h S 15.9 C 19.6 C 100% -0.84 m 82.7 kW/m
04/06 15:00 4.2 m 10 s SSE 28 km/h S 15.9 C 19.5 C 99% -0.12 m 85.5 kW/m
04/06 18:00 4.4 m 10 s SSE 21 km/h SSW 16.9 C 19.4 C 93% 0.27 m 93.1 kW/m
04/06 21:00 4.5 m 10 s SSE 30 km/h SW 17.3 C 19.3 C 88% -0.28 m 101.1 kW/m
05/06 00:00 4.4 m 10 s SSE 32 km/h WSW 16.6 C 19.3 C 92% -0.63 m 98.6 kW/m
05/06 03:00 4.2 m 10 s SSE 33 km/h W 15.0 C 19.3 C 97% -0.08 m 88.2 kW/m
05/06 06:00 3.9 m 10 s SSE 44 km/h W 14.0 C 19.2 C 98% 0.26 m 76.5 kW/m
05/06 09:00 3.8 m 10 s SSE 47 km/h W 14.6 C 19.0 C 99% -0.25 m 67.2 kW/m
05/06 12:00 3.6 m 10 s S 45 km/h W 14.8 C 19.0 C 100% -0.68 m 61.7 kW/m
05/06 15:00 3.5 m 9 s S 46 km/h W 15.5 C 18.8 C 100% -0.15 m 57.1 kW/m
05/06 18:00 3.4 m 9 s S 46 km/h W 16.1 C 18.7 C 96% 0.35 m 52.3 kW/m
05/06 21:00 3.2 m 9 s S 43 km/h W 15.8 C 18.5 C 90% 0.01 m 48.4 kW/m
06/06 00:00 3.1 m 9 s S 37 km/h W 15.3 C 18.4 C 76% -0.48 m 44.6 kW/m
06/06 03:00 3.0 m 9 s S 30 km/h WNW 14.7 C 18.3 C 45% -0.17 m 40.5 kW/m
06/06 06:00 2.8 m 9 s S 24 km/h WNW 14.2 C 18.2 C 17% 0.26 m 36.3 kW/m
06/06 09:00 2.6 m 10 s S 18 km/h NW 14.4 C 18.2 C 3% -0.07 m 32.1 kW/m
06/06 12:00 2.5 m 10 s S 14 km/h WNW 16.5 C 18.2 C 0% -0.61 m 29.8 kW/m
06/06 15:00 2.4 m 10 s S 3 km/h WSW 16.9 C 18.2 C 0% -0.35 m 28.2 kW/m
06/06 18:00 2.3 m 10 s SSE 8 km/h E 16.9 C 18.3 C 0% 0.19 m 26.2 kW/m
06/06 21:00 2.2 m 10 s SSE 8 km/h NNE 15.4 C 18.4 C 0% 0.06 m 24.3 kW/m
07/06 00:00 2.1 m 10 s SSE 6 km/h N 15.3 C 18.4 C 0% -0.48 m 22.1 kW/m
07/06 03:00 2.0 m 10 s SSE 3 km/h NNW 15.3 C 18.4 C 0% -0.41 m 20.2 kW/m
07/06 06:00 1.9 m 10 s SSE 6 km/h NW 13.2 C 18.3 C 0% 0.01 m 18.9 kW/m
07/06 09:00 1.9 m 11 s SSE 8 km/h WNW 14.5 C 18.3 C 1% -0.06 m 18.7 kW/m
07/06 12:00 1.9 m 11 s S 4 km/h S 17.2 C 18.4 C 2% -0.56 m 19.2 kW/m
07/06 15:00 2.0 m 11 s S 7 km/h SW 17.7 C 18.4 C 1% -0.52 m 20.5 kW/m
07/06 18:00 2.1 m 11 s S 5 km/h WNW 17.4 C 18.3 C 1% 0.00 m 21.9 kW/m
07/06 21:00 2.1 m 10 s SSW 8 km/h NNW 16.0 C 18.2 C 3% 0.13 m 22.7 kW/m
08/06 00:00 2.1 m 10 s SSW 7 km/h NNE 16.0 C 18.2 C 3% -0.34 m 23.0 kW/m
08/06 03:00 2.1 m 11 s SSW 2 km/h ESE 17.0 C 18.1 C 9% -0.54 m 23.2 kW/m
08/06 06:00 2.1 m 11 s SSW 8 km/h WNW 16.2 C 18.1 C 14% -0.19 m 23.7 kW/m
08/06 09:00 2.2 m 11 s SSW 16 km/h WNW 15.8 C 18.1 C 21% -0.01 m 25.0 kW/m
08/06 12:00 2.2 m 11 s SW 23 km/h W 17.5 C 18.1 C 32% -0.38 m 26.7 kW/m
08/06 15:00 2.3 m 10 s SW 30 km/h WSW 17.1 C 18.1 C 48% -0.58 m 27.8 kW/m
08/06 18:00 2.5 m 10 s SW 29 km/h W 16.2 C 18.0 C 47% -0.18 m 29.8 kW/m
08/06 21:00 2.5 m 10 s SW 25 km/h W 16.3 C 18.0 C 56% 0.19 m 30.7 kW/m
09/06 00:00 2.4 m 10 s SW 24 km/h W 16.2 C 18.0 C 57% -0.12 m 28.4 kW/m
09/06 03:00 2.3 m 10 s SW 24 km/h W 16.0 C 17.9 C 45% -0.56 m 26.0 kW/m
09/06 06:00 2.1 m 10 s SSW 23 km/h W 15.6 C 17.9 C 38% -0.39 m 22.8 kW/m
09/06 09:00 2.0 m 10 s SSW 16 km/h WNW 16.2 C 17.8 C 33% -0.01 m 20.5 kW/m
09/06 12:00 1.9 m 10 s SSW 2 km/h E 17.0 C 17.8 C 16% -0.18 m 18.3 kW/m
09/06 15:00 1.8 m 10 s SSW 18 km/h ESE 17.4 C 17.8 C 4% -0.59 m 16.6 kW/m
09/06 18:00 1.7 m 10 s SSW 20 km/h ENE 17.6 C 17.8 C 4% -0.42 m 15.6 kW/m
09/06 21:00 1.7 m 10 s SSW 24 km/h ENE 17.2 C 17.7 C 6% 0.11 m 15.6 kW/m
10/06 00:00 1.8 m 11 s SSW 20 km/h NE 15.0 C 17.6 C 9% 0.05 m 17.3 kW/m
10/06 03:00 1.9 m 11 s SSW 16 km/h NE 14.1 C 17.5 C 7% -0.55 m 19.2 kW/m
10/06 06:00 1.9 m 11 s SSW 16 km/h NNE 15.0 C 17.5 C 4% -0.65 m 19.7 kW/m
10/06 09:00 1.9 m 11 s SW 13 km/h NNE 16.4 C 17.5 C 2% -0.15 m 19.3 kW/m
10/06 12:00 1.9 m 11 s SW 6 km/h NE 18.5 C 17.6 C 1% -0.01 m 18.3 kW/m
10/06 15:00 1.8 m 11 s SW 5 km/h ESE 19.6 C 17.8 C 0% -0.49 m 17.8 kW/m
10/06 18:00 1.8 m 11 s SW 5 km/h ESE 19.1 C 17.9 C 0% -0.59 m 16.8 kW/m
10/06 21:00 1.8 m 10 s SW 3 km/h NNE 18.9 C 17.9 C 0% 0.01 m 15.9 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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