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Wavescape Ocean Watch (WOW)

(Spike, 2.13pm, Monday 21 May 2012)

Absolutely epic 10-12' general south swell Monday in epic light W to glassy. Doesn't get better than this tho ordinary breaks may be out of control. Tuesday same again, only 50% smaller, 4-6' easing to 2-4' in soft touch of devillish N to NW but still kiff. Wind goes W later. Wednesday almost flat. Fun is over. Clean west breeze buffs 2-3' open coast surf, that's it. Thursday same size surf set on by suppurating NE onshores, light early, blown out later. Friday sickly peaky morning 3-4' lumpy leftovers, slowly sorted by west switch in arvi.


Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri


Swell height	Swell period	Surface wind	CSIR buoy PE	CSIR buoy East London	Webcam South Coast	Webcam Durban

Sea Temp: 17.6 Degrees C
Sunset: 5:19 PM
Sunrise: 7:08 AM

Swell Height And Direction (feet)

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

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

Wind Speed And Direction (knots)

Wed 23
- - 8
  08
- - 10
  11
- - 9
  14
- - 10
  17
- - 11
  20
Thu 24
- - 1
  08
- - 4
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 16
  17
- - 21
  20
Fri 25
- - 15
  08
- - 9
  11
- - 13
  14
- - 16
  17
- - 17
  20
Sat 26
- - 22
  08
- - 21
  11
- - 19
  14
- - 14
  17
- - 8
  20
Sun 27
- - 11
  08
- - 14
  11
- - 14
  14
- - 15
  17
- - 16
  20
Mon 28
- - 6
  08
- - 7
  11
- - 9
  14
- - 9
  17
- - 9
  20
Tue 29
- - 13
  08
- - 14
  11
- - 19
  14
- - 16
  17

Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data

Wed 23
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape St Francis Seal Point Jeffreys Bay Cape Recife
  02 2-3 0-1 1-2 2-3
  05 2-3 0-1 1-2 2-3
  08 2-3 0-1 1-2 2-3
  11 2-3 0-1 1-2 2-3
  14 2-3 0-1 1-2 2-3
  17 2-3 0-1 1-2 2-3
  20 3-4 0-1 1-2 2-3
  23 3-4 0-1 1-2 3-4
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  6.3 1.9 10.9 SSW210
  5.9 1.8 10.8 SSW210
  5.8 1.8 10.8 SSW211
  5.8 1.8 10.8 SSW213
  6.1 1.9 10.9 SW217
  6.5 2.0 11.3 SW219
  6.8 2.1 11.4 SW221
  7.1 2.2 11.3 SW222
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  3 7 N355 Calm
  6 12 NNW340 Light Wind
  8 15 WNW301 Mod. Wind
  10 18 W281 Mod. Wind
  9 18 W263 Mod. Wind
  10 20 SW224 Mod. Wind
  11 22 SSW195 Mod. Wind
  8 15 SSW194 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  4:39 AM/1.76m
  5:08 PM/1.71m
  Low
  10:50 AM/0.35m
  11:03 PM/0.50m
Thu 24
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape St Francis Seal Point Jeffreys Bay Cape Recife
  02 3-4 0-1 1-2 3-4
  05 3-4 0-1 1-2 3-4
  08 3-4 0-1 1-2 3-4
  11 3-4 0-1 1-2 2-3
  14 3-4 0-1 1-2 2-3
  17 3-4 0-1 1-2 3-4
  20 3-4 1-2 1-2 3-4
  23 3-4 1-2 2-3 3-4
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  7.3 2.2 11.2 SW222
  7.3 2.2 11.0 SW223
  7.3 2.2 10.8 SW223
  7.3 2.2 10.5 SW228
  7.4 2.3 10.2 SW227
  7.7 2.3 9.8 SW226
  8.3 2.5 9.2 SSW214
  8.8 2.7 9.2 SSW207
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  7 13 SSW213 Mod. Wind
  5 10 SSW211 Light Wind
  1 3 S187 Calm
  4 7 ENE73 Light Wind
  10 19 ENE77 Mod. Wind
  16 30 ENE71 Fresh Wind
  21 39 ENE63 Strong Wind
  24 45 NE54 Strong Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  5:11 AM/1.71m
  5:43 PM/1.68m
  Low
  11:22 AM/0.38m
  11:39 PM/0.55m
Fri 25
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape St Francis Seal Point Jeffreys Bay Cape Recife
  02 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-1
  05 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-1
  08 4-6 0-1 1-2 4-5
  11 4-6 0-1 1-2 4-5
  14 4-5 0-1 1-2 3-5
  17 4-5 0-1 1-2 3-5
  20 3-5 0-1 1-2 3-4
  23 3-5 0-1 1-2 3-4
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  9.2 2.8 5.3 ENE59
  9.6 2.9 5.8 ENE58
  9.6 2.9 12.4 SW236
  9.4 2.9 12.3 SW235
  9.0 2.8 12.2 SW235
  8.8 2.7 12.1 SW235
  8.4 2.5 11.9 SW235
  8.2 2.5 11.6 SW233
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  23 43 NE50 Strong Wind
  20 37 NE44 Fresh Wind
  15 28 NNE29 Fresh Wind
  9 17 NNW331 Mod. Wind
  13 25 W264 Mod. Wind
  16 31 WSW238 Fresh Wind
  17 32 SSW213 Fresh Wind
  18 33 WSW242 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  5:46 AM/1.65m
  6:22 PM/1.63m
  Low
  11:57 AM/0.43m
Sat 26
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape St Francis Seal Point Jeffreys Bay Cape Recife
  02 3-5 0-1 1-2 3-4
  05 3-4 0-1 0-1 3-4
  08 3-5 0-1 0-1 3-4
  11 4-6 0-1 0-1 4-5
  14 5-7 0-1 1-2 4-6
  17 5-7 0-1 1-2 4-6
  20 5-7 0-1 1-2 4-6
  23 4-6 0-1 1-2 4-5
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  8.4 2.5 11.1 SW234
  9.4 2.9 8.2 WSW244
  10.9 3.3 8.5 WSW251
  11.9 3.6 9.2 WSW249
  12.2 3.7 9.9 WSW245
  12.0 3.7 10.2 WSW245
  11.5 3.5 10.3 WSW245
  10.7 3.3 10.3 WSW245
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  18 34 WSW253 Fresh Wind
  21 40 WSW252 Strong Wind
  22 42 WSW247 Strong Wind
  21 40 WSW254 Strong Wind
  19 36 WSW249 Fresh Wind
  14 27 SW232 Mod. Wind
  8 16 SSW195 Mod. Wind
  6 11 SE139 Light Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  6:26 AM/1.57m
  Low
  12:19 AM/0.61m
  12:36 PM/0.50m
Sun 27
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape St Francis Seal Point Jeffreys Bay Cape Recife
  02 4-5 0-1 0-1 3-5
  05 3-5 0-1 0-1 3-4
  08 3-4 0-1 0-1 3-4
  11 3-4 0-1 0-1 3-4
  14 3-4 0-1 0-1 2-3
  17 3-4 0-1 0-1 2-3
  20 2-3 0-1 0-1 2-3
  23 3-4 0-1 0-1 2-3
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  9.9 3.0 10.1 WSW245
  9.2 2.8 10.0 WSW245
  8.5 2.6 9.9 WSW245
  8.3 2.5 9.8 WSW245
  7.8 2.4 9.5 WSW244
  7.6 2.3 9.4 WSW243
  7.5 2.3 9.3 WSW241
  7.5 2.3 9.3 WSW239
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  7 13 ESE102 Mod. Wind
  9 16 E80 Mod. Wind
  11 21 ENE72 Mod. Wind
  14 26 ENE61 Mod. Wind
  14 26 ENE63 Mod. Wind
  15 28 ENE64 Fresh Wind
  16 30 NE52 Fresh Wind
  17 33 NE46 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  7:15 AM/1.48m
  Low
  1:07 AM/0.67m
  1:23 PM/0.57m
Mon 28
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape St Francis Seal Point Jeffreys Bay Cape Recife
  02 3-4 0-1 0-1 2-3
  05 3-4 0-1 1-2 2-3
  08 3-4 0-1 1-2 2-3
  11 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3
  14 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3
  17 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
  20 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
  23 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  7.7 2.3 9.2 SW236
  7.8 2.4 9.1 SW232
  7.7 2.4 8.9 SW229
  7.5 2.3 8.3 SSW203
  7.2 2.2 8.3 S191
  6.9 2.1 8.2 S182
  6.8 2.1 8.2 S174
  7.0 2.1 8.2 SSE165
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  15 28 NNE33 Fresh Wind
  9 17 NNE16 Mod. Wind
  6 12 NNW337 Light Wind
  7 13 WNW290 Mod. Wind
  9 17 WSW259 Mod. Wind
  9 16 WSW241 Mod. Wind
  9 16 SW231 Mod. Wind
  8 15 WSW244 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  8:19 AM/1.40m
  Low
  2:08 AM/0.72m
  2:23 PM/0.64m
Tue 29
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape St Francis Seal Point Jeffreys Bay Cape Recife
  02 3-4 1-2 1-2 3-4
  05 3-5 1-2 1-2 3-4
  08 3-5 1-2 1-2 3-4
  11 3-5 1-2 1-2 3-4
  14 4-5 1-2 1-2 3-5
  17 4-5 1-2 2-3 3-5
  20 5-7 1-2 2-3 4-6
  23 6-8 1-2 2-3 5-7
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  7.3 2.2 13.0 SW216
  7.6 2.3 12.9 SW216
  7.7 2.3 12.6 SW218
  7.8 2.4 12.5 SW218
  8.2 2.5 12.4 SW219
  8.6 2.6 12.5 SW220
  9.3 2.8 12.8 SW221
  10.0 3.1 13.6 SW221
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  8 15 WSW251 Mod. Wind
  10 20 WSW246 Mod. Wind
  13 25 WSW245 Mod. Wind
  14 27 WSW250 Mod. Wind
  19 36 W259 Fresh Wind
  16 30 SSE167 Fresh Wind
  17 31 SSE167 Fresh Wind
  12 23 SSE161 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  9:39 AM/1.36m
  Low
  3:28 AM/0.74m
  3:41 PM/0.67m

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0 #10 Francois Rossouw 2012-03-01 04:20

Hi Spike

If one is going to P.E do you look at chart ECW OR ECE the better indicator.

Cheers

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0 #9 Paul van Jaasveld 2011-12-09 17:34

Quoting Warrick:

Tables for swell and wind for EC West (only) has disappeared off the page - eish! Tx again for an always amazing site.

Thanks Warrick. You must have looked at the exact time it was updated. I see it´s all up and running again. (Amping to get some surf myself, just got back to J-Bay after a two week stint in KZN and leaving for CT region next week.)

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0 #8 Warrick 2011-12-08 10:23

Tables for swell and wind for EC West (only) has disappeared off the page - eish! Tx again for an always amazing site.

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-6 #7 Daniel Gray 2011-07-06 18:09

whens jbay picking up??
:(

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+2 #6 Warrick 2011-04-18 12:47

Hey Spike

Eastern Cape East report is returning an error, and link via "Related Content" is also not available.

Cheers
Warrick

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0 #5 Alfredo 2011-02-04 12:03

Temp at Seals 15 deg C !

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0 #4 barryb 2010-12-29 09:01

Hey, thanks for the great site. Been using it on my brekkie show for some time now. Terrific. You guys gonna also update the WOW soon?

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+6 #3 Steve Pike 2010-05-29 18:33

hi guys,
once we get the new site sorted, ie, the nuts and bolts, and the server up and running, we'll turn to polishing up with printing, PDF, send to friend, rss news feeds, customising pages, and all the good stuff.
regards
spike

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