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Wavescape Ocean Watch (WOW)

(Spike, Wednesday 22 February 2012)

Lumpy NE bump builds from early Wednesday with 3' surf maybe 4' particularly later as weak windswell comes thro. Mushy arvi in fresh onshore. Thursday and a weak cyclonic swell to 4' runs, with fair chance of a clean NW landbreeze at dawn, a precursor to the buster, which arrives after 8am, going strong S and pumping. In fact, it could klap thro galeforce. Friday a huge phalanx of 10' groundswell arrives in light winds. Could be epic at special sheltered breaks. Saturday should fire early 3-5' in light NW, but NE lurks. Early as possible. Sunday 3-4' SE swell, weak cyclone swell. Winds mushy NE.


Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun


Swell height	Swell period	Surface wind	CSIR buoy Durban	CSIR buoy Richards Bay	Webcam South Coast	Webcam Durban

Sea Temp: 25.0 Degrees C
Sunset: 6:37 PM
Sunrise: 5:41 AM

Swell Height And Direction (feet)

Wed 22
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
Thu 23
- - 7
- - 7
- - 8
- - 10
- - 10
Fri 24
- - 13
- - 13
- - 12
- - 12
- - 11
Sat 25
- - 9
- - 9
- - 9
- - 9
- - 8
Sun 26
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
- - 9
- - 9
Mon 27
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
- - 7
Tue 28
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7

Wed 22
- - -
- - -
- - 10
  14
- - 10
  17
- - 10
  20
Thu 23
- - 10
  08
- - 10
  11
- - 5
  14
- - 6
  17
- - 6
  20
Fri 24
- - 13
  08
- - 13
  11
- - 13
  14
- - 13
  17
- - 13
  20
Sat 25
- - 12
  08
- - 12
  11
- - 12
  14
- - 11
  17
- - 11
  20
Sun 26
- - 11
  08
- - 11
  11
- - 15
  14
- - 15
  17
- - 15
  20
Mon 27
- - 13
  08
- - 12
  11
- - 12
  14
- - 12
  17
- - 11
  20
Tue 28
- - 10
  08
- - 10
  11
- - 9
  14
- - 9
  17

Wind Speed And Direction (knots)

Wed 22
- - -
- - -
- - 10
  14
- - 14
  17
- - 17
  20
Thu 23
- - 13
  08
- - 18
  11
- - 34
  14
- - 26
  17
- - 25
  20
Fri 24
- - 10
  08
- - 8
  11
- - 7
  14
- - 9
  17
- - 11
  20
Sat 25
- - 9
  08
- - 8
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 13
  17
- - 16
  20
Sun 26
- - 11
  08
- - 11
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 13
  17
- - 15
  20
Mon 27
- - 8
  08
- - 7
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 14
  17
- - 16
  20
Tue 28
- - 10
  08
- - 9
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 14
  17

Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data

Wed 22
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay
  14 3-4 2-3 2-3
  17 3-4 2-3 2-3
  20 3-4 2-3 2-3
  23 3-4 2-3 2-3
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  6.5 2.0 9.9 ESE104
  6.7 2.0 10.0 ESE104
  6.8 2.1 10.0 ESE103
  6.9 2.1 10.0 ESE102
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  10 18 NNE16 Mod. Wind
  14 26 NNE30 Mod. Wind
  17 31 NNE26 Fresh Wind
  16 30 NNE22 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  4:07 AM/2.04m
  4:17 PM/2.02m
  Low
  10:14 AM/0.26m
  10:25 PM/0.18m
Thu 23
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay
  02 3-4 2-3 2-3
  05 3-4 2-3 2-3
  08 3-4 1-2 2-3
  11 3-4 1-2 2-3
  14 1-2 0-1 1-2
  17 2-3 1-2 2-3
  20 3-4 1-2 3-4
  23 3-4 1-2 3-4
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  6.9 2.1 10.0 E100
  6.9 2.1 10.0 E99
  6.6 2.0 10.0 E98
  6.5 2.0 10.0 E99
  8.2 2.5 4.7 S189
  9.9 3.0 5.8 S186
  10.2 3.1 6.4 S186
  10.5 3.2 7.0 S190
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  16 30 N9 Fresh Wind
  17 31 N356 Fresh Wind
  13 25 WNW300 Mod. Wind
  18 34 SSW208 Fresh Wind
  34 63 S179 Near Gale
  26 49 S177 Strong Wind
  25 46 S171 Strong Wind
  23 42 SSE165 Strong Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  4:35 AM/2.07m
  4:45 PM/2.02m
  Low
  10:42 AM/0.24m
  10:52 PM/0.18m
Fri 24
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay
  02 3-5 3-4 4-6
  05 6-8 1-2 5-7
  08 8-10 1-2 5-7
  11 8-10 0-1 5-7
  14 6-8 0-1 4-6
  17 6-8 0-1 4-5
  20 5-7 1-2 4-5
  23 4-6 0-1 3-5
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  11.4 3.5 9.4 SSE169
  12.6 3.9 12.1 SSW201
  13.3 4.0 13.2 SSW206
  13.0 4.0 13.3 SSW206
  12.3 3.8 13.2 SSW207
  11.5 3.5 13.1 SSW207
  10.7 3.3 12.6 SSW203
  10.1 3.1 12.2 SSW203
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  19 36 SSE159 Fresh Wind
  14 26 SSE149 Mod. Wind
  10 19 SE133 Mod. Wind
  8 15 ESE114 Mod. Wind
  7 14 E97 Mod. Wind
  9 18 E82 Mod. Wind
  11 20 ENE72 Mod. Wind
  11 21 NE52 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  5:02 AM/2.07m
  5:11 PM/1.99m
  Low
  11:08 AM/0.26m
  11:17 PM/0.21m
Sat 25
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay
  02 4-5 0-1 3-4
  05 4-5 0-1 3-4
  08 3-5 0-1 3-4
  11 3-5 0-1 3-4
  14 3-4 1-2 3-4
  17 3-4 1-2 3-4
  20 3-4 1-2 3-4
  23 3-4 1-2 3-4
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  9.5 2.9 12.1 SSW203
  9.2 2.8 12.0 SSW203
  8.9 2.7 11.9 SSW201
  8.7 2.7 11.8 SSW199
  8.6 2.6 11.7 S187
  8.5 2.6 11.4 S187
  8.4 2.6 11.3 S185
  8.2 2.5 11.3 S180
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  11 20 NNE29 Mod. Wind
  9 16 NNE20 Mod. Wind
  9 16 NNE28 Mod. Wind
  8 15 NE41 Mod. Wind
  10 19 ENE61 Mod. Wind
  13 25 ENE69 Mod. Wind
  16 29 ENE62 Fresh Wind
  15 27 NE48 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  5:28 AM/2.02m
  5:36 PM/1.92m
  Low
  11:34 AM/0.32m
  11:42 PM/0.29m
Sun 26
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay
  02 2-3 2-3 3-4
  05 3-4 2-3 3-4
  08 3-4 2-3 3-4
  11 4-5 3-4 2-3
  14 4-5 1-2 3-5
  17 4-6 1-2 3-5
  20 4-6 1-2 3-5
  23 4-6 1-2 3-5
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  7.9 2.4 11.2 S171
  7.6 2.3 11.2 SSE160
  7.6 2.3 11.1 SSE147
  7.9 2.4 11.1 SE136
  8.4 2.6 15.3 SSW194
  8.8 2.7 15.2 SSW197
  9.0 2.7 14.9 SSW198
  8.9 2.7 14.5 SSW199
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  13 24 NNE31 Mod. Wind
  12 22 NNE32 Mod. Wind
  11 21 NNE28 Mod. Wind
  11 20 NNE23 Mod. Wind
  10 19 NE35 Mod. Wind
  13 24 ENE57 Mod. Wind
  15 28 ENE60 Fresh Wind
  12 24 ENE58 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  5:54 AM/1.94m
  6:01 PM/1.83m
  Low
  12:00 PM/0.41m
Mon 27
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay
  02 4-5 1-2 3-4
  05 3-5 0-1 3-4
  08 3-5 0-1 3-4
  11 3-4 1-2 3-4
  14 3-4 1-2 2-3
  17 3-4 0-1 2-3
  20 2-3 1-2 2-3
  23 3-5 2-3 2-3
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  8.7 2.6 13.8 SSW198
  8.4 2.6 13.3 SSW199
  8.1 2.5 13.0 SSW200
  7.9 2.4 12.2 SSW192
  7.6 2.3 11.9 SSW194
  7.5 2.3 11.7 SSW195
  7.4 2.3 10.7 S171
  7.4 2.3 10.3 ESE124
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  10 20 ENE57 Mod. Wind
  10 18 ENE63 Mod. Wind
  8 16 ENE62 Mod. Wind
  7 14 ENE76 Mod. Wind
  10 19 E84 Mod. Wind
  14 26 E86 Mod. Wind
  16 31 E80 Fresh Wind
  16 30 ENE70 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  6:19 AM/1.84m
  Low
  12:07 AM/0.38m
  12:25 PM/0.52m
Tue 28
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Richards Bay Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay
  02 3-5 2-3 2-3
  05 3-4 2-3 2-3
  08 3-4 2-3 2-3
  11 3-4 1-2 2-3
  14 3-4 1-2 2-3
  17 2-3 1-2 2-3
  20 2-3 1-2 2-3
  23 2-3 1-2 2-3
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  7.3 2.2 10.1 ESE121
  7.2 2.2 9.9 ESE118
  7.0 2.1 9.8 ESE116
  6.8 2.1 9.7 E95
  6.7 2.0 9.2 E94
  6.6 2.0 9.1 E92
  6.7 2.0 9.0 E91
  6.8 2.1 8.9 E90
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  13 25 ENE58 Mod. Wind
  13 24 NE56 Mod. Wind
  10 20 NE55 Mod. Wind
  9 17 ENE59 Mod. Wind
  10 19 ENE65 Mod. Wind
  14 27 NE53 Mod. Wind
  17 32 NE45 Fresh Wind
  17 33 NE37 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  6:46 AM/1.71m
  Low
  12:32 AM/0.51m
  12:53 PM/0.64m

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0 #4 Chris Mason 2011-03-17 14:35

Looking good...Enjoy Steve-o!

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0 #3 Steve-o 2011-02-14 11:10

Friday morning looking good. Here's hoping it doesn't push forward to Thursday night

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0 #2 Chris Mason 2011-01-24 13:09

All good Steve-o! Will keep 'em coming!

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0 #1 Steve-o 2011-01-19 15:01

Thanks for the detailed forecast Chris!

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Mon 27

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08

11

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08

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