WHY WOW SMS?
The famous Wavescape Ocean Watch (WOW) surf report is delivered to your cell phone to instantly inform you of conditions when
travelling the coast. Thousands of people use our SMS reports because they are
accurate, cheap and easy to use. The reports are updated
twice a day. There are two types of SMS report: Beach (customised forecasts unique to a beach in a region), and Regional (generic open-ocean data for a region).
BEACH REPORT
This world-first service gives specific surf data for a spot (or in the case of, eg, S Cape Point Breaks, any type of spot
in the area - to protect names). Useful when you want to know specific conditions
rather than the more generic 'open ocean' conditions that pertain to the entire
region.
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FOR YOUR 3 DAY
BEACH REPORT, SMS THE CODE TO 35010
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| Port Nolloth * |
WPN |
Kenton-on-Sea |
tba |
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Lamberts Bay * |
WLA |
East London Point |
WEL |
| Elands Bay |
WEY
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Nahoon Reef |
WNR |
| Cape Columbine * |
tba |
Kei Mouth * |
tba |
| Silwerstroom |
tba |
Coffee Bay Point |
WCB |
| Melkbos |
tba |
Wild Coast Reefs |
tba |
| Blouberg |
WBB |
Wild Coast Points |
WWC |
| Derde Steen |
WDS |
Port St Johns * |
WSJ |
| Dungeons |
tba |
Port Shepstone * |
tba |
| Long Beach |
WLB |
St Mikes |
WSM |
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Slangkop Lighthouse * |
WOK
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South Coast Points |
WSC |
| Cape Point * |
WCP |
Scottburgh Beach |
WSO
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| Muizenberg Corner |
WMU
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Umkomaas * |
WUM |
| Cape Agulhas * |
WAG |
Durban Bluff * |
WBL |
| Stilbaai Point |
WSB |
Vetch's Reef |
WVE |
| S Cape Point Breaks |
WWC |
South Beach |
WDB |
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Mossel Bay * |
WMB |
New Pier |
WNP |
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Victoria Bay |
WVB |
Mgeni River Mouth |
WMR |
| Cape St Francis * |
tba |
Umhlanga Rocks * |
tba |
| Seal Point |
WSP |
Ballito Bay |
WBA |
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Jeffreys Bay |
WJB |
Alkanstrand |
tba |
| Cape Recife, PE * |
tba |
Richards Bay * |
tba |
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near-shore surf along exposed open-ocean reefs or beaches in this
area. |
Sodwana Bay * |
tba |
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THE DATA YOU GET
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WHAT IT MEANS
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WOW E London Point
1/27 8am > 8pm
4 > 7ft
SW 19 > SSW25kt
Low 10h31 *
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Between 8am and 8pm on 27 January, the
potential actual surf height at this beach, or spot, goes from 4
foot to 7 feet. Winds at 8am are SW 19 kts freshening to SSW
25kts by 8pm. Low tide is at 10:31 in the morning.
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Reports cost R3.00 each
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REGIONAL REPORT
The regional report gives general sea state a few miles
off the coast, and is useful for an overview of the open ocean conditions for an
entire region. This is useful if you wish to get a general idea so that you can determine WHERE you want to go
based on your own interpretation of the general open-ocean conditions.
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FOR YOUR FOUR DAY REGIONAL REPORT, SMS THE CODE TO 34010
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West Coast (Lamberts Bay) |
WL |
E Cape East (East London) |
WE |
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Cape Peninsula (Cape Point) |
WS |
South Coast (Scottburgh) |
WH |
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Southern Cape (Mossel Bay) |
WM |
Durban (Bluff) |
WD |
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E Cape West (St Francis) |
WF |
North Coast (Richards Bay) |
WN |
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THE
DATA YOU GET
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WHAT IT MEANS
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WOW West Coast *
1/27 8am
Swl SSW 12ft@13s
Wnd S27
Tides Lo: 10:15am/0.39m
hi: 4:10PM/1.69m
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At 8am, on 27 January, the open ocean swell is from a SSW
direction at 12 feet, with a 13 second period (the surf will vary from spot to spot, but this suggests 6-8' at any exposed break). The wind
is S at 27 knots (all wind speeds on our services are in kts). Low
tide at 10:15am at a low depth of 0.39 metres, and high at
4:10pm at high depth of 1.69m.
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Reports cost R2.00 each
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UNDERSTANDING THE REPORTS
If you want to know where our reports come from,
click here
Want to get your head around reading peak period (interval between waves in seconds and a key variable in
reading swell POWER and therefore potential surf height),
click here
