Southern Cape

Wavescape Ocean Watch (WOW)

(Spike, Friday 10 February 2012)

The west is thro Friday and busting, strong in morning, neargale this evening. Surf builds all day from 3-4' and by late arvi it's 6-7' ragdolled wildside whip-smear. Twill be a dark and stormy night and Saturday a big heaving morass of mixed 8-12' wind- and groundswell. Peak of swell and wind was around 2am. By arvi, swell easing, but staunch 25kts west winds still pumping. Sunday an extra little front behind the first keeps winds strong straight west. Swell 4-5' easing rapidly. Monday loverly offshore-brushed 3' leftovers. Tuesday loverly clean sea, puff of light W and new pulse to 3' maybe 4'. Nice.


Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue


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

Sea Temp: 19.4 Degrees C
Sunset: 7:29 PM
Sunrise: 6:00 AM

Swell Height And Direction (feet)

Fri 10
- - 10
- - 11
- - 12
- - 13
- - 14
Sat 11
- - 18
- - 18
- - 18
- - 18
- - 17
Sun 12
- - 13
- - 12
- - 12
- - 11
- - 10
Mon 13
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
- - 7
Tue 14
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
Wed 15
- - 10
- - 11
- - 11
- - 11
- - 12
Thu 16
- - 11
- - 10
- - 10
- - 10

Fri 10
- - 8
  08
- - 9
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 10
  17
- - 10
  20
Sat 11
- - 11
  08
- - 12
  11
- - 12
  14
- - 12
  17
- - 12
  20
Sun 12
- - 11
  08
- - 11
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 10
  17
- - 10
  20
Mon 13
- - 9
  08
- - 9
  11
- - 9
  14
- - 9
  17
- - 8
  20
Tue 14
- - 12
  08
- - 12
  11
- - 12
  14
- - 12
  17
- - 12
  20
Wed 15
- - 13
  08
- - 13
  11
- - 13
  14
- - 13
  17
- - 13
  20
Thu 16
- - 12
  08
- - 12
  11
- - 12
  14
- - 12
  17

Wind Speed And Direction (knots)

Fri 10
- - 23
  08
- - 21
  11
- - 23
  14
- - 29
  17
- - 31
  20
Sat 11
- - 29
  08
- - 29
  11
- - 26
  14
- - 26
  17
- - 23
  20
Sun 12
- - 21
  08
- - 18
  11
- - 16
  14
- - 16
  17
- - 12
  20
Mon 13
- - 10
  08
- - 10
  11
- - 9
  14
- - 8
  17
- - 7
  20
Tue 14
- - 4
  08
- - 6
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 11
  17
- - 9
  20
Wed 15
- - 6
  08
- - 8
  11
- - 9
  14
- - 11
  17
- - 13
  20
Thu 16
- - 12
  08
- - 12
  11
- - 12
  14
- - 14
  17

Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data

Fri 10
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape Agulhas Stilbaai Mossel Bay Victoria Bay
  08 3-4 2-3 3-5 1-2
  11 4-5 3-4 4-6 2-3
  14 4-6 3-4 5-7 3-4
  17 5-7 3-5 6-8 3-5
  20 6-8 4-6 8-10 4-5
  23 8-10 5-7 8-10 4-5
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  9.9 3.0 7.5 SW226
  11.0 3.4 8.6 SW224
  11.6 3.5 9.5 SW219
  12.6 3.8 9.9 SW215
  14.0 4.3 9.9 SW219
  15.2 4.6 10.1 SW223
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  23 42 SW234 Strong Wind
  21 40 WSW252 Strong Wind
  23 42 W265 Strong Wind
  29 54 W266 Near Gale
  31 57 W263 Near Gale
  31 57 W271 Near Gale
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  5:07 AM/2.22m
  5:22 PM/2.08m
  Low
  11:13 AM/0.20m
  11:22 PM/0.16m
Sat 11
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape Agulhas Stilbaai Mossel Bay Victoria Bay
  02 8-10 5-7 10-12 5-7
  05 10-12 6-8 10-15 6-8
  08 10-12 6-8 10-15 6-8
  11 10-12 8-10 10-15 6-8
  14 10-12 6-8 10-15 8-10
  17 10-12 6-8 10-15 6-8
  20 8-10 6-8 10-15 6-8
  23 8-10 5-7 10-12 5-7
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  16.0 4.9 10.7 SW217
  17.1 5.2 11.0 SW219
  17.7 5.4 11.2 SW219
  18.1 5.5 11.5 SW218
  18.1 5.5 11.8 SSW212
  17.5 5.3 11.8 SSW211
  16.6 5.1 11.6 SSW212
  15.6 4.8 11.3 SSW211
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  34 63 W279 Near Gale
  34 63 W274 Near Gale
  29 55 W261 Near Gale
  29 54 WSW258 Near Gale
  26 48 WSW258 Strong Wind
  26 48 WSW255 Strong Wind
  23 43 WSW247 Strong Wind
  20 37 WSW249 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  5:45 AM/2.18m
  6:01 PM/1.98m
  Low
  11:50 AM/0.27m
  11:58 PM/0.26m
Sun 12
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape Agulhas Stilbaai Mossel Bay Victoria Bay
  02 6-8 5-7 8-10 5-7
  05 5-7 4-6 8-10 4-6
  08 5-7 4-5 6-8 4-5
  11 4-6 3-5 6-8 3-5
  14 4-5 3-4 5-7 3-4
  17 3-5 3-4 5-7 3-4
  20 3-4 3-4 4-6 3-4
  23 3-4 2-3 4-5 3-4
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  14.6 4.4 11.1 SSW210
  13.6 4.2 11.0 SSW209
  12.9 3.9 10.8 SSW208
  12.2 3.7 10.5 SSW211
  11.5 3.5 10.2 SSW210
  10.9 3.3 10.0 SSW209
  10.4 3.2 9.9 SSW209
  9.9 3.0 9.8 SSW209
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  19 36 WSW256 Fresh Wind
  21 40 W270 Strong Wind
  21 39 W260 Strong Wind
  18 33 WSW249 Fresh Wind
  16 31 WSW247 Fresh Wind
  16 30 WSW242 Fresh Wind
  12 22 SW235 Mod. Wind
  9 17 W267 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  6:25 AM/2.08m
  6:43 PM/1.84m
  Low
  12:30 PM/0.39m
Mon 13
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape Agulhas Stilbaai Mossel Bay Victoria Bay
  02 3-4 2-3 3-5 2-3
  05 2-3 2-3 3-4 2-3
  08 2-3 2-3 3-4 2-3
  11 2-3 1-2 3-4 2-3
  14 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2
  17 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2
  20 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2
  23 2-3 2-3 3-4 2-3
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  9.3 2.8 9.4 SSW207
  8.8 2.7 9.2 SSW206
  8.2 2.5 9.1 SSW206
  7.9 2.4 9.0 SSW205
  7.6 2.3 8.8 SSW205
  7.5 2.3 8.6 SSW205
  7.4 2.2 8.4 SSW205
  7.3 2.2 13.2 SSW211
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  11 21 WNW284 Mod. Wind
  11 21 W279 Mod. Wind
  10 20 WNW287 Mod. Wind
  10 20 W277 Mod. Wind
  9 18 W260 Mod. Wind
  8 15 SW219 Mod. Wind
  7 14 S178 Mod. Wind
  5 9 SSE167 Light Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  7:10 AM/1.93m
  Low
  12:37 AM/0.40m
  1:16 PM/0.55m
Tue 14
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape Agulhas Stilbaai Mossel Bay Victoria Bay
  02 2-3 2-3 3-4 2-3
  05 2-3 2-3 3-4 2-3
  08 2-3 2-3 3-4 1-2
  11 2-3 1-2 3-4 1-2
  14 2-3 1-2 3-4 1-2
  17 2-3 2-3 3-4 2-3
  20 2-3 2-3 3-4 2-3
  23 3-4 2-3 3-5 2-3
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  7.1 2.2 13.0 SSW210
  7.0 2.1 12.4 SSW212
  6.8 2.1 12.2 SSW212
  6.7 2.0 12.0 SSW212
  6.7 2.0 11.9 SSW212
  6.9 2.1 11.9 SSW211
  7.3 2.2 11.8 SSW211
  8.0 2.4 12.2 SSW210
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  2 5 S177 Calm
  4 8 SSW194 Light Wind
  4 8 SSW200 Light Wind
  6 12 SW221 Light Wind
  10 20 SW226 Mod. Wind
  11 20 SW221 Mod. Wind
  9 17 SSW211 Mod. Wind
  7 14 SSW208 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  8:05 AM/1.75m
  Low
  1:24 AM/0.57m
  2:16 PM/0.72m
Wed 15
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape Agulhas Stilbaai Mossel Bay Victoria Bay
  02 3-4 3-4 4-6 3-4
  05 3-5 3-4 5-7 3-4
  08 3-5 3-4 5-7 3-4
  11 4-5 3-4 6-8 3-5
  14 4-5 3-5 6-8 4-5
  17 4-6 3-5 6-8 4-5
  20 4-6 3-5 6-8 4-5
  23 4-6 4-5 6-8 4-5
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  8.8 2.7 13.2 SSW207
  9.5 2.9 13.2 SSW207
  10.0 3.0 13.1 SSW206
  10.5 3.2 13.0 SSW206
  10.9 3.3 13.0 SSW206
  11.3 3.4 13.0 SSW205
  11.6 3.5 12.9 SSW205
  11.7 3.6 12.8 SSW206
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  6 11 S190 Light Wind
  5 9 SSE155 Light Wind
  6 12 SE126 Light Wind
  8 15 ESE104 Mod. Wind
  9 18 ESE104 Mod. Wind
  11 21 ESE113 Mod. Wind
  13 24 ESE109 Mod. Wind
  13 25 ESE104 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  9:20 AM/1.59m
  Low
  2:29 AM/0.76m
  4:01 PM/0.84m
Thu 16
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Cape Agulhas Stilbaai Mossel Bay Victoria Bay
  02 4-6 3-5 6-8 4-5
  05 4-6 3-5 6-8 4-5
  08 4-5 3-4 6-8 3-5
  11 3-5 3-4 5-7 3-5
  14 3-5 3-4 5-7 3-4
  17 3-4 3-4 4-6 3-4
  20 3-4 3-4 4-6 3-4
  23 3-4 2-3 4-5 3-4
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  11.5 3.5 12.6 SSW206
  11.2 3.4 12.5 SSW206
  10.8 3.3 12.4 SSW206
  10.4 3.2 12.3 SSW207
  10.0 3.0 12.2 SSW206
  9.6 2.9 12.2 SSW207
  9.3 2.8 12.1 SSW206
  8.9 2.7 12.0 SSW206
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  13 24 ESE101 Mod. Wind
  12 22 ESE105 Mod. Wind
  12 23 ESE106 Mod. Wind
  12 22 ESE106 Mod. Wind
  12 23 ESE123 Mod. Wind
  14 27 SE131 Mod. Wind
  14 27 ESE124 Mod. Wind
  13 24 ESE121 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  11:09 AM/1.52m
  Low
  4:37 AM/0.87m
  6:09 PM/0.80m

< Prev		Next >

Comments

0 #2 Ron Brunings 2012-01-13 09:22

Huge thanks for the surf reports. Ex Durbanite, now living in Montagu (Klein Karoo). Mossels & Vic Bay are my favorite haunts. At 500km for a 2hr surf the conditions must be spot-on before firing up the 'ol chariot.

Quote

+1 #1 Jeff Walker 2010-06-04 10:35

I Live at Cape Agulhas where the weather can change in a very short time and we need to figure more prominently on all weather forecasts. the old blue page was brilliant with a 3 hourly x 48 hrs was extremely useful for when to do washing, fishing, windows, wash the dog etc.

Quote

Refresh comments list
RSS feed for comments to this post

Add comment

JComments

Breaking News

Fun Alert

Kelly Does it Again

Related Content

The Poll

Latest slideshow

Latest video

Southern Cape

Wavescape Ocean Watch (WOW)

Swell Height And Direction (feet)

Fri 10

Sat 11

Sun 12

Mon 13

Tue 14

Wed 15

Thu 16

Fri 10

08

11

14

17

20

Sat 11

08

11

14

17

20

Sun 12

08

11

14

17

20

Mon 13

08

11

14

17

20

Tue 14

08

11

14

17

20

Wed 15

08

11

14

17

20

Thu 16

08

11

14

17

Wind Speed And Direction (knots)

Fri 10

08

11

14

17

20

Sat 11

08

11

14

17

20

Sun 12

08

11

14

17

20

Mon 13

08

11