Surf Good Spot type beach break

Cape Town Sailing

Cape Town / Africa do Sul

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Surf score
71 /100
Good Grade B

Best window today: 09:00 - 16:00 · good classification

Best window today 09:00 - 16:00 good classification
Wind
34 km/h - Unstable Direction SE Near-offshore strong — good angle, speed above ideal
Wind alignment Cross wind 90° between wind and swell
Swell
1.7 m - 11 s Direction SW Big — advanced only
Wave energy 14.9 kW/m Playful — about 15 kJ/m
Today's peak hour 00:00 2.4 m · 9 s · outside typical window
Tide Low tide Ideal: Mid tide Wait for the next tide
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Active frame 03/06 00h
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03/06 00h
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Swell height 1.7 m
0.0 m 2.0 m

Ideal between 0.3 m and 1.2 m

Swell period 10.6 s
6.0 s 13.0 s

Ideal between 7.0 s and 12.0 s

Wind 34.1 km/h
11.2 km/h 37.9 km/h

Ideal between 15.0 km/h and 28.0 km/h

Water temperature 15.6 C
10.8 C 19.2 C

Ideal between 12.0 C and 18.0 C

Hourly forecast

Next 7 days GMT+2
Power 30.5 kW/m Deep-water energy estimate
Consistency 70/100 Relative window for the next hours
Air temperature 14.1 C Current frame reading
Sea level -0.61 m Updated 03/06 09:01 | Timezone GMT+2
Surf height 2.6 m
03/06
2.6 m 9s S 00h
2.6 m 9s S 03h
2.6 m 9s S 06h
2.6 m 9s S 09h
2.8 m 9s S 12h
2.8 m 9s S 15h
2.7 m 9s S 18h
2.5 m 9s S 21h
04/06
2.4 m 9s S 00h
2.4 m 9s S 03h
2.3 m 9s S 06h
2.2 m 9s S 09h
2.1 m 8s S 12h
2.0 m 8s S 15h
1.9 m 8s S 18h
1.8 m 9s S 21h
05/06
1.7 m 9s S 00h
1.7 m 9s S 03h
1.6 m 9s S 06h
1.6 m 9s S 09h
1.6 m 10s S 12h
1.5 m 10s S 15h
1.5 m 10s S 18h
1.6 m 11s S 21h
06/06
1.6 m 11s S 00h
1.6 m 11s S 03h
1.5 m 11s SSW 06h
1.5 m 11s SSW 09h
1.4 m 11s SSW 12h
1.4 m 11s SSW 15h
1.5 m 10s SW 18h
1.6 m 10s SW 21h
07/06
1.8 m 10s WSW 00h
2.0 m 10s WSW 03h
2.1 m 10s WSW 06h
2.2 m 9s WSW 09h
2.2 m 10s WSW 12h
2.2 m 10s WSW 15h
2.2 m 10s WSW 18h
2.3 m 11s SW 21h
08/06
2.3 m 11s SW 00h
2.3 m 12s SW 03h
2.4 m 12s SW 06h
2.4 m 12s SW 09h
2.3 m 12s SW 12h
2.3 m 12s SW 15h
2.3 m 12s SW 18h
2.2 m 12s SW 21h
09/06
2.1 m 11s SW 00h
2.0 m 11s SW 03h
2.0 m 11s SW 06h
1.9 m 11s SW 09h
1.8 m 11s SW 12h
1.7 m 11s SW 15h
1.6 m 11s SW 18h
1.6 m 11s SW 21h
Wind 31 km/h
03/06
31 km/h SE 00h
29 km/h SE 03h
30 km/h SE 06h
30 km/h SE 09h
34 km/h SE 12h
30 km/h SE 15h
26 km/h SE 18h
25 km/h SE 21h
04/06
23 km/h SE 00h
20 km/h SE 03h
19 km/h SE 06h
19 km/h SE 09h
22 km/h SE 12h
22 km/h SE 15h
14 km/h SE 18h
8 km/h SE 21h
05/06
4 km/h SSE 00h
1 km/h SSW 03h
1 km/h SSE 06h
4 km/h ENE 09h
1 km/h ENE 12h
9 km/h WSW 15h
5 km/h SSW 18h
3 km/h SSE 21h
06/06
3 km/h ESE 00h
2 km/h ESE 03h
2 km/h E 06h
5 km/h ENE 09h
10 km/h NW 12h
12 km/h NW 15h
11 km/h NNW 18h
12 km/h N 21h
07/06
11 km/h N 00h
10 km/h NNE 03h
8 km/h NE 06h
7 km/h NE 09h
6 km/h NNE 12h
4 km/h NE 15h
4 km/h SE 18h
2 km/h E 21h
08/06
0 km/h N 00h
0 km/h W 03h
2 km/h E 06h
4 km/h ENE 09h
3 km/h N 12h
5 km/h WSW 15h
7 km/h SSW 18h
4 km/h SE 21h
09/06
4 km/h SE 00h
3 km/h SE 03h
3 km/h ESE 06h
2 km/h SE 09h
3 km/h WSW 12h
4 km/h WSW 15h
3 km/h SSE 18h
4 km/h SE 21h
Wave energy 30.5 kW/m
03/06
30.5 kW/m 2.6m 00h
30.7 kW/m 2.6m 03h
30.4 kW/m 2.6m 06h
30.9 kW/m 2.6m 09h
33.7 kW/m 2.8m 12h
34.6 kW/m 2.8m 15h
31.4 kW/m 2.7m 18h
27.1 kW/m 2.5m 21h
04/06
25.1 kW/m 2.4m 00h
24.0 kW/m 2.4m 03h
21.8 kW/m 2.3m 06h
19.7 kW/m 2.2m 09h
17.9 kW/m 2.1m 12h
16.7 kW/m 2.0m 15h
15.0 kW/m 1.9m 18h
14.0 kW/m 1.8m 21h
05/06
12.9 kW/m 1.7m 00h
12.0 kW/m 1.7m 03h
11.7 kW/m 1.6m 06h
11.7 kW/m 1.6m 09h
11.5 kW/m 1.6m 12h
11.6 kW/m 1.5m 15h
12.0 kW/m 1.5m 18h
12.6 kW/m 1.6m 21h
06/06
13.2 kW/m 1.6m 00h
13.1 kW/m 1.6m 03h
12.4 kW/m 1.5m 06h
11.9 kW/m 1.5m 09h
11.0 kW/m 1.4m 12h
10.9 kW/m 1.4m 15h
11.2 kW/m 1.5m 18h
12.5 kW/m 1.6m 21h
07/06
15.1 kW/m 1.8m 00h
18.9 kW/m 2.0m 03h
21.4 kW/m 2.1m 06h
22.4 kW/m 2.2m 09h
22.9 kW/m 2.2m 12h
23.8 kW/m 2.2m 15h
25.3 kW/m 2.2m 18h
27.0 kW/m 2.3m 21h
08/06
29.2 kW/m 2.3m 00h
31.1 kW/m 2.3m 03h
32.1 kW/m 2.4m 06h
32.6 kW/m 2.4m 09h
31.4 kW/m 2.3m 12h
30.2 kW/m 2.3m 15h
29.0 kW/m 2.3m 18h
26.8 kW/m 2.2m 21h
09/06
24.6 kW/m 2.1m 00h
22.8 kW/m 2.0m 03h
20.6 kW/m 2.0m 06h
18.9 kW/m 1.9m 09h
16.8 kW/m 1.8m 12h
15.4 kW/m 1.7m 15h
14.1 kW/m 1.6m 18h
12.9 kW/m 1.6m 21h
Consistency 94/100
03/06
94/100 window 00h
94/100 window 03h
93/100 window 06h
92/100 window 09h
93/100 window 12h
94/100 window 15h
90/100 window 18h
88/100 window 21h
04/06
87/100 window 00h
84/100 window 03h
82/100 window 06h
80/100 window 09h
78/100 window 12h
75/100 window 15h
73/100 window 18h
72/100 window 21h
05/06
71/100 window 00h
70/100 window 03h
71/100 window 06h
72/100 window 09h
72/100 window 12h
73/100 window 15h
75/100 window 18h
76/100 window 21h
06/06
77/100 window 00h
77/100 window 03h
76/100 window 06h
75/100 window 09h
75/100 window 12h
74/100 window 15h
72/100 window 18h
71/100 window 21h
07/06
72/100 window 00h
77/100 window 03h
82/100 window 06h
85/100 window 09h
87/100 window 12h
88/100 window 15h
90/100 window 18h
92/100 window 21h
08/06
94/100 window 00h
97/100 window 03h
98/100 window 06h
98/100 window 09h
97/100 window 12h
96/100 window 15h
94/100 window 18h
92/100 window 21h
09/06
90/100 window 00h
87/100 window 03h
85/100 window 06h
82/100 window 09h
79/100 window 12h
78/100 window 15h
76/100 window 18h
76/100 window 21h
Weather 14.1 C
03/06
14.1 C 0% rain 00h
14.3 C 0% rain 03h
14.5 C 0% rain 06h
15.3 C 0% rain 09h
17.4 C 14% rain 12h
16.8 C 62% rain 15h
13.6 C 74% rain 18h
13.4 C 48% rain 21h
04/06
13.3 C 13% rain 00h
12.9 C 4% rain 03h
12.7 C 3% rain 06h
13.8 C 3% rain 09h
16.4 C 4% rain 12h
16.4 C 1% rain 15h
13.8 C 0% rain 18h
12.1 C 0% rain 21h
05/06
10.7 C 0% rain 00h
10.2 C 0% rain 03h
9.8 C 1% rain 06h
8.2 C 2% rain 09h
15.4 C 6% rain 12h
14.6 C 13% rain 15h
12.1 C 5% rain 18h
10.1 C 0% rain 21h
06/06
9.4 C 0% rain 00h
9.1 C 0% rain 03h
8.4 C 1% rain 06h
9.5 C 1% rain 09h
14.4 C 0% rain 12h
14.3 C 2% rain 15h
13.0 C 3% rain 18h
12.8 C 7% rain 21h
07/06
12.8 C 13% rain 00h
12.5 C 21% rain 03h
12.0 C 19% rain 06h
13.0 C 15% rain 09h
14.7 C 10% rain 12h
14.3 C 8% rain 15h
14.1 C 12% rain 18h
12.7 C 7% rain 21h
08/06
12.2 C 16% rain 00h
11.0 C 20% rain 03h
9.0 C 12% rain 06h
10.5 C 14% rain 09h
15.7 C 19% rain 12h
16.1 C 24% rain 15h
14.3 C 17% rain 18h
11.7 C 11% rain 21h
09/06
10.3 C 10% rain 00h
9.4 C 8% rain 03h
8.6 C 7% rain 06h
10.2 C 6% rain 09h
15.2 C 7% rain 12h
17.4 C 8% rain 15h
14.8 C 7% rain 18h
12.8 C 5% rain 21h
Swell height 2.6 m
-0.2 1 2.1 3.3 00h 03/06 18h 04/06 12h 06/06 03h 08/06 21h 09/06

Ideal range 0.3m to 1.2m

Swell period 9s
6.1 8.4 10.6 12.9 00h 03/06 18h 04/06 12h 06/06 03h 08/06 21h 09/06

Ideal range 7.0s to 12.0s

Wind 31 km/h
-5.7 9.6 24.9 40.2 00h 03/06 18h 04/06 12h 06/06 03h 08/06 21h 09/06

Ideal range 15.0km/h to 28.0km/h

Water temperature 15.9 C
10.9 13.6 16.4 19.1 00h 03/06 18h 04/06 12h 06/06 03h 08/06 21h 09/06

Ideal range 12.0C to 18.0C

Air temperature 14.1 C
6.5 10.7 14.9 19.1 00h 03/06 18h 04/06 12h 06/06 03h 08/06 21h 09/06

No ideal range defined

Rain probability 0%
-13.3 20.2 53.8 87.3 00h 03/06 18h 04/06 12h 06/06 03h 08/06 21h 09/06

No ideal range defined

Sea level -0.6 m
-1 -0.6 -0.1 0.3 00h 03/06 18h 04/06 12h 06/06 03h 08/06 21h 09/06

No ideal range defined

Wave power 30.5 kW/m
6.7 17.4 28.1 38.8 00h 03/06 18h 04/06 12h 06/06 03h 08/06 21h 09/06

No ideal range defined

Compiled read

Hourly board

56 spot frames
Day Time Swell Period Dir. Wind Wind dir. Air Water Rain Level Power
03/06 00:00 2.6 m 9 s S 31 km/h SE 14.1 C 15.9 C 0% -0.61 m 30.5 kW/m
03/06 03:00 2.6 m 9 s S 29 km/h SE 14.3 C 15.8 C 0% 0.05 m 30.7 kW/m
03/06 06:00 2.6 m 9 s S 30 km/h SE 14.5 C 15.7 C 0% -0.08 m 30.4 kW/m
03/06 09:00 2.6 m 9 s S 30 km/h SE 15.3 C 15.6 C 0% -0.83 m 30.9 kW/m
03/06 12:00 2.8 m 9 s S 34 km/h SE 17.4 C 15.6 C 14% -0.78 m 33.7 kW/m
03/06 15:00 2.8 m 9 s S 30 km/h SE 16.8 C 15.4 C 62% -0.05 m 34.6 kW/m
03/06 18:00 2.7 m 9 s S 26 km/h SE 13.6 C 15.4 C 74% 0.01 m 31.4 kW/m
03/06 21:00 2.5 m 9 s S 25 km/h SE 13.4 C 15.2 C 48% -0.66 m 27.1 kW/m
04/06 00:00 2.4 m 9 s S 23 km/h SE 13.3 C 15.1 C 13% -0.73 m 25.1 kW/m
04/06 03:00 2.4 m 9 s S 20 km/h SE 12.9 C 15.0 C 4% -0.12 m 24.0 kW/m
04/06 06:00 2.3 m 9 s S 19 km/h SE 12.7 C 14.9 C 3% -0.03 m 21.8 kW/m
04/06 09:00 2.2 m 9 s S 19 km/h SE 13.8 C 14.9 C 3% -0.71 m 19.7 kW/m
04/06 12:00 2.1 m 8 s S 22 km/h SE 16.4 C 14.9 C 4% -0.83 m 17.9 kW/m
04/06 15:00 2.0 m 8 s S 22 km/h SE 16.4 C 14.9 C 1% -0.18 m 16.7 kW/m
04/06 18:00 1.9 m 8 s S 14 km/h SE 13.8 C 14.8 C 0% 0.09 m 15.0 kW/m
04/06 21:00 1.8 m 9 s S 8 km/h SE 12.1 C 14.6 C 0% -0.48 m 14.0 kW/m
05/06 00:00 1.7 m 9 s S 4 km/h SSE 10.7 C 14.5 C 0% -0.72 m 12.9 kW/m
05/06 03:00 1.7 m 9 s S 1 km/h SSW 10.2 C 14.4 C 0% -0.24 m 12.0 kW/m
05/06 06:00 1.6 m 9 s S 1 km/h SSE 9.8 C 14.2 C 1% 0.03 m 11.7 kW/m
05/06 09:00 1.6 m 9 s S 4 km/h ENE 8.2 C 14.2 C 2% -0.49 m 11.7 kW/m
05/06 12:00 1.6 m 10 s S 1 km/h ENE 15.4 C 14.6 C 6% -0.79 m 11.5 kW/m
05/06 15:00 1.5 m 10 s S 9 km/h WSW 14.6 C 14.8 C 13% -0.29 m 11.6 kW/m
05/06 18:00 1.5 m 10 s S 5 km/h SSW 12.1 C 14.7 C 5% 0.14 m 12.0 kW/m
05/06 21:00 1.6 m 11 s S 3 km/h SSE 10.1 C 14.6 C 0% -0.25 m 12.6 kW/m
06/06 00:00 1.6 m 11 s S 3 km/h ESE 9.4 C 14.5 C 0% -0.65 m 13.2 kW/m
06/06 03:00 1.6 m 11 s S 2 km/h ESE 9.1 C 14.4 C 0% -0.36 m 13.1 kW/m
06/06 06:00 1.5 m 11 s SSW 2 km/h E 8.4 C 14.2 C 1% 0.01 m 12.4 kW/m
06/06 09:00 1.5 m 11 s SSW 5 km/h ENE 9.5 C 14.2 C 1% -0.32 m 11.9 kW/m
06/06 12:00 1.4 m 11 s SSW 10 km/h NW 14.4 C 14.4 C 0% -0.74 m 11.0 kW/m
06/06 15:00 1.4 m 11 s SSW 12 km/h NW 14.3 C 14.6 C 2% -0.45 m 10.9 kW/m
06/06 18:00 1.5 m 10 s SW 11 km/h NNW 13.0 C 14.6 C 3% 0.05 m 11.2 kW/m
06/06 21:00 1.6 m 10 s SW 12 km/h N 12.8 C 14.6 C 7% -0.12 m 12.5 kW/m
07/06 00:00 1.8 m 10 s WSW 11 km/h N 12.8 C 14.5 C 13% -0.62 m 15.1 kW/m
07/06 03:00 2.0 m 10 s WSW 10 km/h NNE 12.5 C 14.4 C 21% -0.54 m 18.9 kW/m
07/06 06:00 2.1 m 10 s WSW 8 km/h NE 12.0 C 14.3 C 19% -0.12 m 21.4 kW/m
07/06 09:00 2.2 m 9 s WSW 7 km/h NE 13.0 C 14.3 C 15% -0.21 m 22.4 kW/m
07/06 12:00 2.2 m 10 s WSW 6 km/h NNE 14.7 C 14.4 C 10% -0.64 m 22.9 kW/m
07/06 15:00 2.2 m 10 s WSW 4 km/h NE 14.3 C 14.6 C 8% -0.55 m 23.8 kW/m
07/06 18:00 2.2 m 10 s WSW 4 km/h SE 14.1 C 14.6 C 12% -0.04 m 25.3 kW/m
07/06 21:00 2.3 m 11 s SW 2 km/h E 12.7 C 14.6 C 7% 0.01 m 27.0 kW/m
08/06 00:00 2.3 m 11 s SW 0 km/h N 12.2 C 14.4 C 16% -0.47 m 29.2 kW/m
08/06 03:00 2.3 m 12 s SW 0 km/h W 11.0 C 14.4 C 20% -0.64 m 31.1 kW/m
08/06 06:00 2.4 m 12 s SW 2 km/h E 9.0 C 14.3 C 12% -0.26 m 32.1 kW/m
08/06 09:00 2.4 m 12 s SW 4 km/h ENE 10.5 C 14.4 C 14% -0.11 m 32.6 kW/m
08/06 12:00 2.3 m 12 s SW 3 km/h N 15.7 C 14.6 C 19% -0.48 m 31.4 kW/m
08/06 15:00 2.3 m 12 s SW 5 km/h WSW 16.1 C 14.8 C 24% -0.63 m 30.2 kW/m
08/06 18:00 2.3 m 12 s SW 7 km/h SSW 14.3 C 14.8 C 17% -0.21 m 29.0 kW/m
08/06 21:00 2.2 m 12 s SW 4 km/h SE 11.7 C 14.8 C 11% 0.09 m 26.8 kW/m
09/06 00:00 2.1 m 11 s SW 4 km/h SE 10.3 C 14.6 C 10% -0.30 m 24.6 kW/m
09/06 03:00 2.0 m 11 s SW 3 km/h SE 9.4 C 14.5 C 8% -0.71 m 22.8 kW/m
09/06 06:00 2.0 m 11 s SW 3 km/h ESE 8.6 C 14.4 C 7% -0.47 m 20.6 kW/m
09/06 09:00 1.9 m 11 s SW 2 km/h SE 10.2 C 14.5 C 6% -0.08 m 18.9 kW/m
09/06 12:00 1.8 m 11 s SW 3 km/h WSW 15.2 C 14.8 C 7% -0.30 m 16.8 kW/m
09/06 15:00 1.7 m 11 s SW 4 km/h WSW 17.4 C 14.9 C 8% -0.66 m 15.4 kW/m
09/06 18:00 1.6 m 11 s SW 3 km/h SSE 14.8 C 14.9 C 7% -0.42 m 14.1 kW/m
09/06 21:00 1.6 m 11 s SW 4 km/h SE 12.8 C 14.9 C 5% 0.06 m 12.9 kW/m

Quick spot sheet

Type
beach break
Level
Intermediate
Region
Africa
Best window today
09:00-16:00
Ideal wind
S
Ideal swell
SW

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