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Wavescape Ocean Watch (WOW)

(Spike, 1.44pm, Monday 21 May 2012)

Fat 6-8' bombs Monday in glassy to light SE. False Bay heaving 4-5' in light East lump. Corner cranks. Tuesday goes light N to NE early, 4-5' surf easing all day. Morning epic. FB fun 3' early. Strong NW smacks middayish. Wednesday fresh N to NW and small seas both sides, barely 2', though slight pulse to 3' west side in arvi. FB 2' clean. Thursday fresh N goes moderate in arvi. New 4-6' surf pulses all day and 7' bombs in arvi. FB 3' and fun and clean tralala. Friday strong 4-5' surf in moderate NW winds for good reef options. FB 2-3' and clean.


Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri


Swell height	Swell period	Surface wind	CSIR buoy Kommetjie	CSIR buoy Table Bay	Webcam Kommetjie	Webcam Muizenberg

Sea Temp: 11.9 Degrees C
Sunset: 5:48 PM
Sunrise: 7:37 AM

Swell Height And Direction (feet)

Wed 23
- - 5
- - 5
- - 6
- - 7
- - 7
Thu 24
- - 11
- - 12
- - 12
- - 13
- - 13
Fri 25
- - 11
- - 10
- - 10
- - 10
- - 11
Sat 26
- - 11
- - 11
- - 10
- - 10
- - 9
Sun 27
- - 8
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
Mon 28
- - 5
- - 5
- - 6
- - 6
- - 7
Tue 29
- - 8
- - 9
- - 10
- - 11

Wed 23
- - 11
  08
- - 11
  11
- - 4
  14
- - 5
  17
- - 5
  20
Thu 24
- - 13
  08
- - 13
  11
- - 13
  14
- - 13
  17
- - 12
  20
Fri 25
- - 12
  08
- - 11
  11
- - 11
  14
- - 11
  17
- - 10
  20
Sat 26
- - 10
  08
- - 10
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 10
  17
- - 9
  20
Sun 27
- - 9
  08
- - 9
  11
- - 9
  14
- - 8
  17
- - 8
  20
Mon 28
- - 8
  08
- - 8
  11
- - 13
  14
- - 13
  17
- - 13
  20
Tue 29
- - 13
  08
- - 13
  11
- - 13
  14
- - 13
  17

Wind Speed And Direction (knots)

Wed 23
- - 15
  08
- - 17
  11
- - 20
  14
- - 19
  17
- - 19
  20
Thu 24
- - 22
  08
- - 20
  11
- - 19
  14
- - 18
  17
- - 16
  20
Fri 25
- - 18
  08
- - 17
  11
- - 17
  14
- - 16
  17
- - 15
  20
Sat 26
- - 4
  08
- - 2
  11
- - 5
  14
- - 9
  17
- - 13
  20
Sun 27
- - 12
  08
- - 13
  11
- - 15
  14
- - 15
  17
- - 15
  20
Mon 28
- - 12
  08
- - 9
  11
- - 7
  14
- - 8
  17
- - 8
  20
Tue 29
- - 17
  08
- - 21
  11
- - 17
  14
- - 19
  17

Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data

Wed 23

Beach forecast

surf range in feet

Time	Derde Steen	Blouberg	Long Beach	Slangkop	Cape Point	Muizenberg
02	0-1	0-1	0-1	1-2	2-3	0-1
05	0-1	0-1	0-1	1-2	1-2	0-1
08	0-1	0-1	0-1	1-2	1-2	0-1
11	1-2	0-1	0-1	1-2	2-3	0-1
14	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1
17	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1
20	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1
23	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1

Regional forecast
Time
hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23
Open Ocean Swell
hours feet m period dir°
5.2 1.6 10.8 SSW210
4.8 1.5 10.8 SW215
4.7 1.4 10.8 SW222
5.1 1.5 11.2 SW228
5.8 1.8 4.2 NNW339
6.5 2.0 4.7 NNW337
7.2 2.2 4.9 NNW342
7.9 2.4 5.2 NNW344
Wind
hours kts kph dir° beaufort
8 15 NW323 Mod. Wind
11 21 NNW333 Mod. Wind
15 27 NNW334 Fresh Wind
17 33 NNW336 Fresh Wind
20 37 NNW332 Fresh Wind
19 36 NNW337 Fresh Wind
19 37 N351 Fresh Wind
21 40 N358 Strong Wind
Tides
time / range
- High
  4:19 AM/1.62m
  4:49 PM/1.62m
- Low
  10:30 AM/0.41m
  10:47 PM/0.56m

Thu 24

Beach forecast

surf range in feet

Time	Derde Steen	Blouberg	Long Beach	Slangkop	Cape Point	Muizenberg
02	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1
05	3-4	2-3	3-4	5-7	6-8	1-2
08	4-5	3-4	3-4	6-8	8-10	1-2
11	4-6	3-5	3-5	8-10	8-10	1-2
14	5-7	3-5	4-5	8-10	10-12	1-2
17	5-7	4-5	4-6	8-10	10-12	1-2
20	5-7	4-5	4-6	8-10	10-12	1-2
23	5-7	3-5	4-5	8-10	10-12	1-2

Regional forecast
Time
hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23
Open Ocean Swell
hours feet m period dir°
8.9 2.7 5.2 NNW349
9.9 3.0 12.1 WSW243
10.8 3.3 12.5 WSW248
11.6 3.5 12.7 WSW250
12.3 3.8 12.7 WSW251
12.7 3.9 12.6 WSW251
12.7 3.9 12.4 WSW251
12.4 3.8 12.3 WSW251
Wind
hours kts kph dir° beaufort
23 42 N355 Strong Wind
22 41 N353 Strong Wind
22 40 N354 Strong Wind
20 38 N355 Fresh Wind
19 36 N349 Fresh Wind
18 34 NNW346 Fresh Wind
16 30 NNW343 Fresh Wind
16 30 NNW341 Fresh Wind
Tides
time / range
- High
  4:52 AM/1.58m
  5:23 PM/1.59m
- Low
  11:02 AM/0.45m
  11:25 PM/0.59m

Fri 25

Beach forecast

surf range in feet

Time	Derde Steen	Blouberg	Long Beach	Slangkop	Cape Point	Muizenberg
02	4-6	3-5	3-5	8-10	8-10	1-2
05	4-5	3-4	3-5	6-8	8-10	1-2
08	3-5	3-4	3-4	6-8	6-8	1-2
11	3-4	2-3	3-4	5-7	6-8	1-2
14	3-4	2-3	2-3	5-7	6-8	1-2
17	3-4	2-3	2-3	5-7	6-8	1-2
20	3-4	3-4	3-4	5-7	6-8	1-2
23	3-5	3-4	3-4	6-8	6-8	1-2

Regional forecast
Time
hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23
Open Ocean Swell
hours feet m period dir°
11.9 3.6 12.1 WSW250
11.3 3.4 11.9 WSW249
10.7 3.3 11.6 WSW245
10.2 3.1 11.0 WSW245
10.0 3.1 10.8 WSW245
10.1 3.1 10.7 WSW245
10.5 3.2 10.4 WSW249
11.0 3.4 10.4 WSW250
Wind
hours kts kph dir° beaufort
16 30 NNW336 Fresh Wind
16 31 NNW329 Fresh Wind
18 33 NNW332 Fresh Wind
17 32 NW321 Fresh Wind
17 32 WNW301 Fresh Wind
16 30 WNW298 Fresh Wind
15 29 WNW300 Fresh Wind
15 28 WNW295 Fresh Wind
Tides
time / range
- High
  5:29 AM/1.53m
  6:02 PM/1.57m
- Low
  11:38 AM/0.50m

Sat 26

Beach forecast

surf range in feet

Time	Derde Steen	Blouberg	Long Beach	Slangkop	Cape Point	Muizenberg
02	4-5	3-4	3-4	6-8	6-8	1-2
05	4-5	3-4	3-4	6-8	8-10	1-2
08	3-5	3-4	3-4	6-8	6-8	1-2
11	3-5	3-4	3-4	6-8	6-8	1-2
14	3-4	2-3	3-4	5-7	6-8	0-1
17	3-4	2-3	2-3	4-6	5-7	0-1
20	3-4	2-3	2-3	4-5	4-6	0-1
23	2-3	2-3	2-3	3-5	4-5	0-1

Regional forecast
Time
hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23
Open Ocean Swell
hours feet m period dir°
11.4 3.5 10.4 WSW250
11.5 3.5 10.3 WSW249
11.3 3.4 10.2 WSW249
10.8 3.3 10.1 WSW248
10.3 3.1 10.0 WSW248
9.8 3.0 9.8 WSW247
9.3 2.8 9.4 WSW246
8.7 2.7 9.3 WSW244
Wind
hours kts kph dir° beaufort
12 23 WNW291 Mod. Wind
8 15 W276 Mod. Wind
4 8 WSW237 Light Wind
2 5 S189 Calm
5 9 S171 Light Wind
9 17 SSE148 Mod. Wind
13 24 SE136 Mod. Wind
14 26 SE135 Mod. Wind
Tides
time / range
- High
  
  6:11 AM/1.47m
- Low
  12:08 AM/0.63m
  12:20 PM/0.56m

Sun 27

Beach forecast

surf range in feet

Time	Derde Steen	Blouberg	Long Beach	Slangkop	Cape Point	Muizenberg
02	2-3	1-2	1-2	3-4	4-5	0-1
05	2-3	1-2	1-2	3-4	3-5	0-1
08	1-2	1-2	1-2	3-4	3-4	0-1
11	1-2	1-2	1-2	2-3	3-4	0-1
14	1-2	1-2	1-2	2-3	3-4	0-1
17	1-2	1-2	0-1	2-3	2-3	0-1
20	1-2	0-1	0-1	2-3	2-3	0-1
23	1-2	0-1	0-1	1-2	2-3	0-1

Regional forecast
Time
hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23
Open Ocean Swell
hours feet m period dir°
8.3 2.5 9.2 WSW242
7.9 2.4 9.1 WSW239
7.6 2.3 8.9 SW236
7.3 2.2 8.7 SW233
7.0 2.1 8.5 SW231
6.8 2.1 8.4 SW228
6.5 2.0 8.4 SW226
6.2 1.9 8.3 SW224
Wind
hours kts kph dir° beaufort
14 27 SE142 Mod. Wind
14 26 SE136 Mod. Wind
12 23 SE142 Mod. Wind
13 25 SSE147 Mod. Wind
15 28 SSE149 Fresh Wind
15 29 SSE147 Fresh Wind
15 28 SSE148 Fresh Wind
14 26 SSE157 Mod. Wind
Tides
time / range
- High
  
  7:03 AM/1.41m
- Low
  1:00 AM/0.66m
  1:11 PM/0.61m

Mon 28

Beach forecast

surf range in feet

Time	Derde Steen	Blouberg	Long Beach	Slangkop	Cape Point	Muizenberg
02	0-1	0-1	0-1	1-2	2-3	0-1
05	0-1	0-1	0-1	1-2	1-2	0-1
08	0-1	0-1	0-1	1-2	1-2	0-1
11	0-1	0-1	0-1	1-2	1-2	0-1
14	1-2	0-1	0-1	2-3	2-3	0-1
17	1-2	0-1	0-1	2-3	3-4	1-2
20	1-2	1-2	0-1	2-3	3-4	1-2
23	1-2	1-2	0-1	2-3	3-4	1-2

Regional forecast
Time
hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23
Open Ocean Swell
hours feet m period dir°
5.8 1.8 8.2 SW222
5.3 1.6 8.0 SW221
5.1 1.6 7.8 SW231
5.1 1.6 7.7 SW234
5.6 1.7 13.0 SW214
6.3 1.9 13.1 SSW214
6.9 2.1 13.0 SSW214
7.1 2.2 13.0 SW214
Wind
hours kts kph dir° beaufort
13 25 SSE159 Mod. Wind
13 24 S169 Mod. Wind
12 23 S170 Mod. Wind
9 16 S177 Mod. Wind
7 13 SSW203 Mod. Wind
8 15 SW215 Mod. Wind
8 15 SW226 Mod. Wind
8 15 WSW241 Mod. Wind
Tides
time / range
- High
  
  8:07 AM/1.36m
- Low
  2:06 AM/0.68m
  2:16 PM/0.66m

Tue 29

Beach forecast

surf range in feet

Time	Derde Steen	Blouberg	Long Beach	Slangkop	Cape Point	Muizenberg
02	1-2	1-2	0-1	2-3	3-5	1-2
05	1-2	1-2	0-1	3-4	3-5	1-2
08	1-2	1-2	1-2	3-4	4-5	1-2
11	2-3	1-2	1-2	4-5	5-7	1-2
14	2-3	2-3	1-2	4-6	6-8	1-2
17	3-4	2-3	1-2	5-7	8-10	2-3
20	3-4	2-3	2-3	6-8	8-10	2-3
23	3-4	2-3	2-3	6-8	8-10	2-3

Regional forecast
Time
hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23
Open Ocean Swell
hours feet m period dir°
7.2 2.2 12.9 SW215
7.4 2.3 12.8 SW218
8.1 2.5 12.6 SW219
9.2 2.8 12.7 SW220
10.3 3.1 13.2 SW219
11.1 3.4 13.4 SW219
11.5 3.5 13.4 SW219
11.5 3.5 13.3 SW220
Wind
hours kts kph dir° beaufort
10 19 WSW258 Mod. Wind
9 17 W278 Mod. Wind
17 32 S169 Fresh Wind
21 39 SE143 Strong Wind
17 32 SE140 Fresh Wind
19 36 SE143 Fresh Wind
19 36 SE138 Fresh Wind
15 29 SE125 Fresh Wind
Tides
time / range
- High
  
  9:24 AM/1.34m
- Low
  3:23 AM/0.66m
  3:33 PM/0.67m

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0 #220 Brastep 2012-05-18 14:10

Quoting Lance Rothman:

Well I'll have you know that to make the sort of money that I do you need to put in the hours, thats why every hour in the water counts. Why waste it trying to hassle with the rest on a 6'3 when I can cruise past everyone on my SUP and scoop up the best sets without having to stress? #AlwaysBeClosing #HighPowerLifestyle

Mmmmm.... Money or waves? Methinks you got your priorities wrong bru.

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0 #219 rob_1610 2012-05-18 11:04

here we go again

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+1 #218 Antonw 2012-05-16 13:34

SUP's are gay!!!!

Stay out of the water

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+1 #217 Scott G. 2012-05-15 15:26

Lance, I agree with you that there is a problem with cheeky laaities. Like most people my age and older say all the time "when I was a grom we used to respect surfers older than us". If not flatties would be dished out. The thing that I dont agree with is when you get a couple of ous on SUPs paddling straight passed you onto your inside when you have been patiently waiting your turn for the next set wave to then be snaked again and again. Not cool.

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0 #216 CB 2012-05-14 15:26

I fly regularily btwn Durbs and Ctn - SAA, BA - let you on with board and a piece of check-in luggage. Kulula & 1-time you have to check-in the board and pack your kit in a carry-on or pay R300 for extra piece of luggage.Quoting cherrieslocal:

Quoting sean_from_kom:
hi friends - will anyone share? my laatie's flying to durbs but dif flite co's seem to have hugely differing board policy - good experiences? co's to avoid? gen of interest but spec with regard to CT-Dbn. tx

KULUA IS RANDOM. 50/50 THEY EITHER LET U ON FREE OR.. YOU PAY R300 EXTRA. HOWEVER IF HE CAN PACK A SMALL ENOUGH SUITCASE TO GO AS HAND LUGGAGE THEN THE BOARD WILL GO FREE. THIS IS THE ONLY AIRLINE I HAVE TRAVELED WITH TO DURBS. HOPE IT HELPS.

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-16 #215 Lance Rothman 2012-05-09 12:01

Ive been out of town, attending to business and I've noticed sinced Ive been back the laaities have become very cheeky. Ous want to cause a scene everytime I take my SUP out at Elands. Well I'll have you know that to make the sort of money that I do you need to put in the hours, thats why every hour in the water counts. Why waste it trying to hassle with the rest on a 6'3 when I can cruise past everyone on my SUP and scoop up the best sets without having to stress? #AlwaysBeClosing #HighPowerLifestyle

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+2 #214 cherrieslocal 2012-05-08 15:42

Quoting sean_from_kom:

hi friends - will anyone share? my laatie's flying to durbs but dif flite co's seem to have hugely differing board policy - good experiences? co's to avoid? gen of interest but spec with regard to CT-Dbn. tx

KULUA IS RANDOM. 50/50 THEY EITHER LET U ON FREE OR.. YOU PAY R300 EXTRA. HOWEVER IF HE CAN PACK A SMALL ENOUGH SUITCASE TO GO AS HAND LUGGAGE THEN THE BOARD WILL GO FREE. THIS IS THE ONLY AIRLINE I HAVE TRAVELED WITH TO DURBS. HOPE IT HELPS.

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0 #213 sean_from_kom 2012-05-06 07:56

hi friends - will anyone share? my laatie's flying to durbs but dif flite co's seem to have hugely differing board policy - good experiences? co's to avoid? gen of interest but spec with regard to CT-Dbn. tx

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+7 #212 Steve Pike 2012-02-14 18:47

thanks for the comments guys. we are working on it.
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+6 #211 Derek Rossa 2012-02-09 15:46

Would be cool if the sunrise/sunset times plus sea temp and tides could all be together.

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+12 #210 Waterbabe 2012-02-06 11:50

Hi Spike I really like and appreciate the surf report, thank you! Suggestion, with the rising problem of pollution, what about adding water quality info to the reports for the various regions?

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