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Wavescape Ocean Watch (WOW)

(Spike, 12.11, Tuesday 15 May 2012)

Easing 6' lines Tuesday go 4-5' tickled by easing SE offshores. Moderate early, light later. Classic day. Points small. Wednesday beautiful day. Epic but lulled 4-5' sets appear with long 15 sec intervals. Intermittent perfection open coast in light variable to no wind. Thursday same only smaller 2-4' lines at shorter periods, a bit more consistent. Great quality. Light SE to glassy, puffing moderate to fresh S midday. Friday 3-4' clean morning, going strong S. Saturday strong S and new short stacked 6' SSW swell. Points sputter 3-4'.


Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat

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Sea Temp: 10.2 Degrees C
Sunset: 5:48 PM
Sunrise: 7:37 AM

Swell Height And Direction (feet)

Wed 23
- - 6
- - 5
- - 5
- - 4
- - 4
Thu 24
- - 5
- - 6
- - 7
- - 8
- - 9
Fri 25
- - 10
- - 10
- - 9
- - 9
- - 8
Sat 26
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
Sun 27
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
Mon 28
- - 6
- - 6
- - 5
- - 5
- - 5
Tue 29
- - 6
- - 6
- - 7
- - 7

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

Wind Speed And Direction (knots)

Wed 23
- - 9
  08
- - 9
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 8
  17
- - 4
  20
Thu 24
- - 2
  08
- - 1
  11
- - 3
  14
- - 5
  17
- - 3
  20
Fri 25
- - 6
  08
- - 6
  11
- - 6
  14
- - 6
  17
- - 6
  20
Sat 26
- - 11
  08
- - 12
  11
- - 15
  14
- - 19
  17
- - 18
  20
Sun 27
- - 13
  08
- - 12
  11
- - 14
  14
- - 16
  17
- - 14
  20
Mon 28
- - 9
  08
- - 9
  11
- - 11
  14
- - 13
  17
- - 11
  20
Tue 29
- - 14
  08
- - 12
  11
- - 15
  14
- - 16
  17

Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data

Wed 23
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Port Nolloth
  02 3-4
  05 2-3
  08 2-3
  11 2-3
  14 1-2
  17 1-2
  20 1-2
  23 1-2
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  6.5 2.0 11.2 SSW198
  6.1 1.9 11.1 SSW199
  5.6 1.7 10.9 SSW200
  5.2 1.6 10.9 SSW201
  4.8 1.4 10.8 SSW202
  4.3 1.3 10.6 SSW207
  4.0 1.2 10.3 SSW211
  3.8 1.2 10.3 SW218
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  10 20 NW316 Mod. Wind
  10 19 NW319 Mod. Wind
  9 18 NW312 Mod. Wind
  9 18 NW309 Mod. Wind
  10 20 NW315 Mod. Wind
  8 16 W268 Mod. Wind
  4 7 NW304 Light Wind
  5 9 N3 Light 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 Port Nolloth
  02 1-2
  05 1-2
  08 1-2
  11 2-3
  14 2-3
  17 3-4
  20 3-5
  23 4-6
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  4.1 1.2 13.8 WSW241
  4.6 1.4 13.4 WSW243
  5.3 1.6 13.1 WSW243
  6.3 1.9 12.9 WSW243
  7.3 2.2 12.6 WSW240
  8.4 2.6 12.5 WSW240
  9.4 2.9 12.5 WSW239
  10.1 3.1 12.5 WSW238
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  4 8 N10 Light Wind
  2 5 NNE20 Calm
  2 5 NE48 Calm
  1 3 NE44 Calm
  3 6 WSW237 Calm
  5 9 SW221 Light Wind
  3 6 SW228 Calm
  1 3 NW304 Calm
  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 Port Nolloth
  02 4-6
  05 4-6
  08 4-6
  11 4-5
  14 3-5
  17 3-4
  20 3-4
  23 3-4
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  10.5 3.2 12.4 WSW237
  10.4 3.2 12.3 WSW237
  10.1 3.1 12.2 SW236
  9.7 3.0 12.0 SW236
  9.3 2.8 11.8 SW235
  8.8 2.7 11.3 SW235
  8.4 2.6 11.0 SW235
  8.1 2.5 10.8 SW235
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  3 6 NW322 Calm
  4 9 NNW330 Light Wind
  6 11 NW321 Light Wind
  6 12 NW308 Light Wind
  6 12 W275 Light Wind
  6 11 SW229 Light Wind
  6 11 S178 Light Wind
  6 11 SE142 Light 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 Port Nolloth
  02 3-4
  05 3-4
  08 3-4
  11 3-4
  14 3-4
  17 3-4
  20 3-4
  23 3-4
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  7.9 2.4 10.7 SW234
  7.8 2.4 10.5 SW234
  7.8 2.4 10.4 SW235
  8.0 2.5 10.3 SW235
  8.1 2.5 10.2 SW234
  8.1 2.5 10.2 SW233
  8.1 2.5 10.1 SW231
  8.0 2.4 10.0 SW230
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  7 13 SE137 Mod. Wind
  9 18 SE137 Mod. Wind
  11 21 SE137 Mod. Wind
  12 23 SE140 Mod. Wind
  15 29 SSE156 Fresh Wind
  19 35 SSE163 Fresh Wind
  18 35 SSE160 Fresh Wind
  17 31 SSE155 Fresh 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 Port Nolloth
  02 3-4
  05 2-3
  08 2-3
  11 2-3
  14 2-3
  17 2-3
  20 2-3
  23 2-3
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  7.8 2.4 9.9 SW228
  7.5 2.3 9.6 SW230
  7.3 2.2 9.4 SW229
  7.0 2.1 9.3 SW228
  6.8 2.1 9.2 SW226
  6.7 2.0 9.1 SW224
  6.6 2.0 9.0 SW221
  6.4 1.9 8.8 SW219
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  14 26 SSE154 Mod. Wind
  14 27 SSE156 Mod. Wind
  13 25 SSE151 Mod. Wind
  12 22 SSE151 Mod. Wind
  14 27 S169 Mod. Wind
  16 30 S170 Fresh Wind
  14 27 SSE164 Mod. Wind
  10 20 SSE167 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 Port Nolloth
  02 2-3
  05 1-2
  08 1-2
  11 1-2
  14 1-2
  17 1-2
  20 1-2
  23 1-2
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  6.2 1.9 8.6 SW221
  6.0 1.8 8.4 SW220
  5.7 1.8 8.4 SW218
  5.5 1.7 8.3 SW216
  5.3 1.6 8.2 SW215
  5.2 1.6 8.1 SSW213
  5.1 1.6 7.9 SW216
  5.1 1.6 7.7 SW216
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  10 18 S172 Mod. Wind
  10 18 SSE166 Mod. Wind
  9 17 SSE161 Mod. Wind
  9 17 SSE162 Mod. Wind
  11 21 S174 Mod. Wind
  13 24 S169 Mod. Wind
  11 20 SSE168 Mod. Wind
  10 19 SSE168 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 Port Nolloth
  02 2-3
  05 2-3
  08 2-3
  11 3-4
  14 3-4
  17 3-4
  20 3-5
  23 4-5
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  5.3 1.6 13.3 SSW213
  5.7 1.7 13.3 SSW212
  6.0 1.8 13.3 SSW212
  6.3 1.9 13.2 SSW213
  6.5 2.0 13.1 SW214
  7.0 2.1 13.0 SW215
  7.5 2.3 12.9 SW215
  8.0 2.5 13.0 SW215
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  10 20 SSE159 Mod. Wind
  11 21 SSE156 Mod. Wind
  14 26 SSE152 Mod. Wind
  12 22 SE144 Mod. Wind
  15 28 SSE158 Fresh Wind
  16 31 SSE159 Fresh Wind
  16 29 SSE155 Fresh Wind
  13 25 SSE149 Mod. 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 #1 Adax 2012-04-10 13:42

Ken enige iemand van enige spot naby brand se baai, ek kom Vredenburg af bly nou naby brand se baai, ek het al gaan round kyk sien baie potencial maar nog nie iets wat rybaar is nie.

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