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Wavescape Ocean Watch (WOW) North Coast: -29 S 33.75 E
Model Run: 14h00 Friday 12 March
Sea Temp: 25.0 Degrees C
Sunset: 6:16 PM
Sunrise: 5:54 AM
Wind (kts) Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18
Swell (ft) Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18
Period (secs) Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18
Fri 12 Regional forecast 12 MAR Open Ocean Swell feet m period dir° 08h00 - - - - 14h00 7.4 2.2 9.8 E 100 20h00 7.3 2.2 9.7 E 98
Wind kts kph dir° beaufort 08h00 - - - - 14h00 3 7 SSW 199 Calm 20h00 5 9 SE 133 Light Wind
Tides High 2:28 AM/1.61m 2:37 PM/1.65m Low 8:34 AM/0.62m 8:43 PM/0.53m
Beach forecast surf range in feet
12 MAR Richards Bay* Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay* 08h00 - - - 14h00 3-4 2-3 2-3 20h00 3-4 2-3 2-3
* Potential open-ocean swell in the area
Sat 13 Regional forecast 13 MAR Open Ocean Swell feet m period dir° 08h00 7.0 2.1 9.4 E 95 14h00 6.9 2.1 9.3 E 94 20h00 6.8 2.1 9.3 E 93
Wind kts kph dir° beaufort 08h00 10 18 S 187 Mod. Wind 14h00 13 24 S 177 Mod. Wind 20h00 10 19 SSE 158 Mod. Wind
Tides High 2:53 AM/1.76m 3:03 PM/1.78m Low 9:00 AM/0.49m 9:08 PM/0.40m
Beach forecast surf range in feet
13 MAR Richards Bay* Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay* 08h00 3-4 1-2 2-3 14h00 3-4 1-2 2-3 20h00 3-4 1-2 2-3
* Potential open-ocean swell in the area
Sun 14 Regional forecast 14 MAR Open Ocean Swell feet m period dir° 08h00 6.9 2.1 9.5 E 92 14h00 7.4 2.2 9.7 E 94 20h00 8.5 2.6 5.7 S 172
Wind kts kph dir° beaufort 08h00 14 27 S 173 Mod. Wind 14h00 19 35 S 179 Fresh Wind 20h00 21 39 SSE 166 Strong Wind
Tides High 3:17 AM/1.89m 3:27 PM/1.88m Low 9:25 AM/0.37m 9:32 PM/0.30m
Beach forecast surf range in feet
14 MAR Richards Bay* Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay* 08h00 3-4 1-2 2-3 14h00 3-4 2-3 2-3 20h00 1-2 1-2 2-3
* Potential open-ocean swell in the area
Mon 15 Regional forecast 15 MAR Open Ocean Swell feet m period dir° 08h00 8.6 2.6 6.6 SSE 168 14h00 7.9 2.4 7.0 SSE 166 20h00 7.3 2.2 8.1 SE 136
Wind kts kph dir° beaufort 08h00 15 29 SSE 155 Fresh Wind 14h00 10 20 SSE 148 Mod. Wind 20h00 12 22 E 98 Mod. Wind
Tides High 3:42 AM/1.99m 3:52 PM/1.95m Low 9:49 AM/0.29m 9:56 PM/0.23m
Beach forecast surf range in feet
15 MAR Richards Bay* Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay* 08h00 2-3 1-2 2-3 14h00 2-3 1-2 2-3 20h00 3-4 2-3 2-3
* Potential open-ocean swell in the area
Tue 16 Regional forecast 16 MAR Open Ocean Swell feet m period dir° 08h00 5.5 1.7 8.4 SSE 147 14h00 5.3 1.6 4.0 NNE 13 20h00 5.1 1.6 4.4 NNE 20
Wind kts kph dir° beaufort 08h00 16 30 N 358 Fresh Wind 14h00 16 30 N 10 Fresh Wind 20h00 12 24 NNE 26 Mod. Wind
Tides High 4:06 AM/2.05m 4:16 PM/1.98m Low 10:14 AM/0.24m 10:21 PM/0.19m
Beach forecast surf range in feet
16 MAR Richards Bay* Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay* 08h00 1-2 1-2 1-2 14h00 0-1 0-1 0-1 20h00 0-1 0-1 0-1
* Potential open-ocean swell in the area
Wed 17 Regional forecast 17 MAR Open Ocean Swell feet m period dir° 08h00 4.3 1.3 10.9 SSW 211 14h00 4.1 1.2 10.3 SSW 205 20h00 4.6 1.4 4.3 S 191
Wind kts kph dir° beaufort 08h00 3 6 W 264 Calm 14h00 16 29 SSW 198 Fresh Wind 20h00 16 30 S 171 Fresh Wind
Tides High 4:31 AM/2.07m 4:41 PM/1.99m Low 10:38 AM/0.23m 10:46 PM/0.20m
Beach forecast surf range in feet
17 MAR Richards Bay* Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay* 08h00 1-2 0-1 0-1 14h00 1-2 0-1 0-1 20h00 0-1 0-1 0-1
* Potential open-ocean swell in the area
Thu 18 Regional forecast 18 MAR Open Ocean Swell feet m period dir° 08h00 5.5 1.7 12.3 SSW 202 14h00 6.1 1.9 12.3 SSW 201 20h00 7.1 2.1 14.4 SSW 195
Wind kts kph dir° beaufort 08h00 10 19 SSE 159 Mod. Wind 14h00 6 11 SE 130 Light Wind 20h00 10 18 ENE 76 Mod. Wind
Tides High 4:56 AM/2.06m 5:06 PM/1.96m Low 11:04 AM/0.26m 11:11 PM/0.24m
Beach forecast surf range in feet
18 MAR Richards Bay* Alkanstrand Sodwana Bay* 08h00 2-3 0-1 1-2 14h00 2-3 0-1 1-2 20h00 3-4 0-1 3-4
* Potential open-ocean swell in the area
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