West Coast

Wavescape Ocean Watch (WOW)

(Spike, Friday 3 February 2012)

Fun 4-5' lines in a calm start Friday glassy til' lunch time when puff of SSW goes fresh in arvi. Lekker. Saturday 3-4' surf and again, loverly clean glass in morning, puff of SW going fresh ish in arvi. Sunday same again, 'cept 2-3' lines, with glassy dawnie tho light SW puffs earlier, moderate later. Not strong. Monday ditto ditto again. Up down. Light W goes moderate to fresh SW. Surf tiny now, maybe 1-2'. Tuesday flat to 1' in light W. Moderate SSW in arvi. Yawn.


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Swell height	Swell period	Surface wind	CSIR buoy Saldanha Bay	CSIR buoy Table Bay	Webcam TableView	Webcam Blouberg

Sea Temp: 14.3 Degrees C
Sunset: 7:49 PM
Sunrise: 6:10 AM

Swell Height And Direction (feet)

Sat 04
- - 7
- - 7
- - 6
- - 6
- - 7
Sun 05
- - 6
- - 6
- - 6
- - 6
- - 6
Mon 06
- - 5
- - 5
- - 5
- - 4
- - 5
Tue 07
- - 4
- - 4
- - 4
- - 5
- - 6
Wed 08
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
- - 7
- - 8
Thu 09
- - 9
- - 9
- - 9
- - 10
- - 11
Fri 10
- - 13
- - 12
- - 12
- - 13

Sat 04
- - 11
  08
- - 11
  11
- - 11
  14
- - 11
  17
- - 12
  20
Sun 05
- - 12
  08
- - 11
  11
- - 11
  14
- - 11
  17
- - 11
  20
Mon 06
- - 11
  08
- - 10
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 10
  17
- - 10
  20
Tue 07
- - 10
  08
- - 12
  11
- - 12
  14
- - 12
  17
- - 12
  20
Wed 08
- - 11
  08
- - 11
  11
- - 11
  14
- - 11
  17
- - 10
  20
Thu 09
- - 10
  08
- - 6
  11
- - 6
  14
- - 6
  17
- - 7
  20
Fri 10
- - 9
  08
- - 9
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 10
  17

Wind Speed And Direction (knots)

Sat 04
- - 8
  08
- - 9
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 16
  17
- - 19
  20
Sun 05
- - 4
  08
- - 4
  11
- - 9
  14
- - 14
  17
- - 15
  20
Mon 06
- - 6
  08
- - 8
  11
- - 9
  14
- - 12
  17
- - 13
  20
Tue 07
- - 8
  08
- - 7
  11
- - 11
  14
- - 17
  17
- - 19
  20
Wed 08
- - 16
  08
- - 13
  11
- - 17
  14
- - 22
  17
- - 22
  20
Thu 09
- - 22
  08
- - 20
  11
- - 22
  14
- - 28
  17
- - 31
  20
Fri 10
- - 22
  08
- - 16
  11
- - 19
  14
- - 23
  17

Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data

Sat 04
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 2-3 1-2 3-4
  05 2-3 1-2 3-4
  08 2-3 1-2 3-4
  11 2-3 1-2 3-4
  14 2-3 1-2 2-3
  17 2-3 1-2 2-3
  20 2-3 1-2 3-4
  23 2-3 1-2 3-4
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  7.5 2.3 10.3 SW217
  7.2 2.2 10.4 SW219
  6.9 2.1 10.7 SW226
  6.6 2.0 10.8 SW225
  6.3 1.9 11.0 SW224
  6.4 1.9 11.2 SW222
  6.7 2.0 11.5 SW221
  6.9 2.1 11.8 SW214
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  8 15 SSE156 Mod. Wind
  6 12 E100 Light Wind
  8 15 E98 Mod. Wind
  9 18 ESE104 Mod. Wind
  10 19 SSE153 Mod. Wind
  16 31 S182 Fresh Wind
  19 35 S172 Fresh Wind
  16 30 SSE159 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  1:14 AM/1.42m
  1:19 PM/1.49m
  Low
  7:13 AM/0.74m
  7:36 PM/0.58m
Sun 05
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 2-3 1-2 3-4
  05 2-3 0-1 3-4
  08 2-3 1-2 2-3
  11 2-3 0-1 2-3
  14 1-2 0-1 2-3
  17 1-2 0-1 2-3
  20 1-2 0-1 2-3
  23 1-2 0-1 2-3
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  6.8 2.1 11.8 SSW213
  6.6 2.0 11.8 SSW213
  6.4 1.9 11.6 SW217
  6.1 1.9 11.4 SW217
  5.8 1.8 11.3 SW217
  5.7 1.7 11.2 SW217
  5.6 1.7 11.0 SW217
  5.4 1.7 10.9 SW218
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  9 17 SSE150 Mod. Wind
  5 10 SSE160 Light Wind
  4 8 SSE158 Light Wind
  4 7 SE134 Light Wind
  9 17 SSW209 Mod. Wind
  14 27 SSW208 Mod. Wind
  15 28 S187 Fresh Wind
  9 18 S178 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  1:53 AM/1.55m
  2:01 PM/1.60m
  Low
  7:56 AM/0.62m
  8:13 PM/0.48m
Mon 06
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 1-2 0-1 2-3
  05 1-2 0-1 1-2
  08 1-2 0-1 1-2
  11 1-2 0-1 1-2
  14 1-2 0-1 1-2
  17 1-2 0-1 1-2
  20 1-2 0-1 1-2
  23 1-2 0-1 1-2
- 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 SW218
  5.0 1.5 10.7 SW218
  4.8 1.5 10.5 SW219
  4.7 1.4 10.3 SW219
  4.5 1.4 10.2 SW220
  4.4 1.4 10.2 SW220
  4.5 1.4 10.1 SW221
  4.5 1.4 10.1 SW221
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  6 11 SW217 Light Wind
  7 14 SW228 Mod. Wind
  6 11 SW234 Light Wind
  8 15 W270 Mod. Wind
  9 17 WSW244 Mod. Wind
  12 22 SW216 Mod. Wind
  13 24 SW216 Mod. Wind
  9 17 SW224 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  2:28 AM/1.67m
  2:38 PM/1.70m
  Low
  8:34 AM/0.51m
  8:48 PM/0.38m
Tue 07
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 1-2 0-1 1-2
  05 1-2 0-1 1-2
  08 1-2 0-1 1-2
  11 1-2 0-1 1-2
  14 1-2 0-1 1-2
  17 1-2 0-1 1-2
  20 1-2 0-1 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°
  4.4 1.3 10.0 SW222
  4.3 1.3 9.9 SW223
  4.3 1.3 9.9 SW224
  4.3 1.3 12.0 SSW212
  4.4 1.3 11.9 SSW211
  4.8 1.5 11.8 SW214
  5.5 1.7 11.7 SW219
  6.1 1.9 11.6 SW221
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  7 13 SW222 Mod. Wind
  8 15 SSW211 Mod. Wind
  8 15 SSW194 Mod. Wind
  7 13 SSW195 Mod. Wind
  11 21 SSW203 Mod. Wind
  17 32 SSW195 Fresh Wind
  19 35 S186 Fresh Wind
  18 34 S181 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  3:02 AM/1.78m
  3:14 PM/1.78m
  Low
  9:10 AM/0.40m
  9:23 PM/0.31m
Wed 08
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 2-3 1-2 3-4
  05 2-3 1-2 3-4
  08 2-3 1-2 3-4
  11 2-3 1-2 3-4
  14 2-3 1-2 3-4
  17 3-4 1-2 3-4
  20 3-4 1-2 3-4
  23 3-4 2-3 3-5
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  6.4 2.0 11.6 SW224
  6.7 2.0 11.4 SW228
  6.8 2.1 11.2 SW230
  6.8 2.1 11.0 SW233
  6.9 2.1 10.8 SW234
  7.3 2.2 10.5 SW233
  7.9 2.4 10.3 SW233
  8.3 2.5 10.2 SW232
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  17 32 S180 Fresh Wind
  18 33 S180 Fresh Wind
  16 31 S172 Fresh Wind
  13 25 S178 Mod. Wind
  17 31 SSW193 Fresh Wind
  22 40 S191 Strong Wind
  22 42 S184 Strong Wind
  22 41 S179 Strong Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  3:36 AM/1.87m
  3:50 PM/1.83m
  Low
  9:45 AM/0.32m
  9:57 PM/0.26m
Thu 09
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 3-4 2-3 3-5
  05 3-4 2-3 3-5
  08 3-4 2-3 3-5
  11 1-2 0-1 2-3
  14 1-2 0-1 2-3
  17 1-2 0-1 3-4
  20 2-3 0-1 3-5
  23 3-4 0-1 4-6
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  8.5 2.6 10.1 SW231
  8.7 2.6 10.0 SW231
  8.8 2.7 9.9 SW230
  8.8 2.7 6.0 S186
  9.0 2.7 6.2 SSW195
  9.7 3.0 6.4 SSW194
  10.9 3.3 6.8 SSW197
  12.3 3.8 7.4 SSW197
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  22 41 S177 Strong Wind
  22 41 S175 Strong Wind
  22 40 S172 Strong Wind
  20 38 S176 Fresh Wind
  22 41 S188 Strong Wind
  28 53 S188 Near Gale
  31 59 S180 Near Gale
  33 62 S172 Near Gale
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  4:11 AM/1.93m
  4:27 PM/1.85m
  Low
  10:22 AM/0.28m
  10:33 PM/0.26m
Fri 10
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 3-4 0-1 4-6
  05 3-4 0-1 5-7
  08 3-4 0-1 5-7
  11 3-4 0-1 5-7
  14 3-5 0-1 6-8
  17 3-5 0-1 6-8
  20 4-5 0-1 6-8
  23 4-6 0-1 6-8
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  13.1 4.0 7.9 S189
  13.0 4.0 8.3 SSW191
  12.7 3.9 8.8 S189
  12.4 3.8 9.4 SSW195
  12.3 3.7 10.0 SSW197
  12.7 3.9 10.4 SSW195
  13.5 4.1 10.7 SSW195
  13.7 4.2 10.9 SSW195
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  30 56 SSE166 Near Gale
  26 48 SSE162 Strong Wind
  22 41 SSE158 Strong Wind
  16 30 SSE160 Fresh Wind
  19 35 S182 Fresh Wind
  23 43 S183 Strong Wind
  23 43 S177 Strong Wind
  17 32 SSE162 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  4:48 AM/1.95m
  5:05 PM/1.82m
  Low
  11:00 AM/0.29m
  11:10 PM/0.29m

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-3 #20 laszlo 2012-01-01 15:30

there are no waves in the whole of the world at the moment

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+6 #19 Wiaan 2011-12-30 15:31

Big swell for a week!!! bad news for the divers, awesome news for the surfers! :lol:

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+8 #18 Hannes 2011-10-27 15:56

Aandag ek weet die weskus word oorval nou deesdae deur die kaap maar asb hou ons surf spots skoon. Vrede

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-2 #17 Big Man Farthz 2011-05-10 18:43

i'm a millies boy! who you then??

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-7 #16 Babe 2011-03-08 15:49

So I am heading to Mossels on the week end, been out of the water for months,boy issues :)whats the chances of finding something up there this week end?

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+6 #15 Wiaan 2011-02-10 20:15

Ag hannes

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-8 #14 sea horse 2011-01-09 23:08

hey boet

4-6 feeet nonsense,,,,,last time graafs to the lagoon was 'real 4-6 ft was last october.

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-1 #13 Oppi-weskus 2010-12-23 10:34

To avoid any confusion, I'll give you guys an beach report from the actual beach...09:00, 23rd of Dec and there are no rideable waves on the west coast. Monday was the last of the swell. Sucks.

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