West Coast

Melkbos to Doring Bay
Wednesday 14 August 2019

So much swell around, but fresh S winds Thursday not great. However crisp SE offshores early and 4-5' west swell means plenty fun to kickstart your day. Sunny and warm. Friday oohlala. Solid new swell builds from 4-5' to 6-10ft x punchy 16 seconds into the evening. However, strong S winds blow today. Some points fire. Sunny and warm. Saturday still solid 6-8ft swell open coast with much lighter winds. A light to moderate SSE wind suggests some points continue cooking Cuz. Sunny and warm to almost hot. Sunday bumpy SW winds and an approaching mishappen front with funny aspect. Light rain in the evening in the south. Wobbly 4-5' surf open coast easing to 3' as winds puffs moderate SSW to S. Monday small to flat 2' surf with signs of new swell to 4ft mid to late arvi in fresh SSE to S winds, puffing strong into the evening. Partly cloudy and warm.


Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon


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

West Coast

Sea Temp: 11.4 Degrees C
Sunset: 6:20 PM
Sunrise: 7:18 AM

Swell Height And Direction (feet)

Wed 21
- - 9
Thu 22
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
Fri 23
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
- - 8
- - 7
Sat 24
- - 6
- - 6
- - 6
- - 6
- - 6
Sun 25
- - 7
- - 7
- - 8
- - 8
- - 9
Mon 26
- - 11
- - 10
- - 10
- - 10
- - 10
Tue 27
- - 12
- - 13
- - 14
- - 15

Wed 21
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - 15
  20
Thu 22
- - 15
  08
- - 15
  11
- - 15
  14
- - 14
  17
- - 14
  20
Fri 23
- - 14
  08
- - 13
  11
- - 13
  14
- - 13
  17
- - 13
  20
Sat 24
- - 13
  08
- - 12
  11
- - 12
  14
- - 12
  17
- - 12
  20
Sun 25
- - 14
  08
- - 14
  11
- - 14
  14
- - 13
  17
- - 13
  20
Mon 26
- - 13
  08
- - 13
  11
- - 13
  14
- - 13
  17
- - 12
  20
Tue 27
- - 14
  08
- - 15
  11
- - 15
  14
- - 15
  17

Wind Speed And Direction (knots)

Wed 21
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - 4
  20
Thu 22
- - 6
  08
- - 8
  11
- - 10
  14
- - 14
  17
- - 13
  20
Fri 23
- - 10
  08
- - 9
  11
- - 9
  14
- - 11
  17
- - 10
  20
Sat 24
- - 3
  08
- - 0
  11
- - 4
  14
- - 11
  17
- - 10
  20
Sun 25
- - 5
  08
- - 2
  11
- - 5
  14
- - 11
  17
- - 16
  20
Mon 26
- - 13
  08
- - 13
  11
- - 16
  14
- - 20
  17
- - 21
  20
Tue 27
- - 18
  08
- - 18
  11
- - 20
  14
- - 23
  17

Detailed Beach and Regional Forecasts - click tab for data

Wed 21
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  20 4-5 2-3 5-7
  23 4-5 2-3 4-6
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  8.6 2.6 14.8 SW231
  8.5 2.6 14.5 SW233
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  4 7 SW236 Light Wind
  4 9 S180 Light Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  6:18 AM/1.46m
  Low
  12:13 AM/0.54m
  12:17 PM/0.56m
Thu 22
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 4-5 2-3 4-6
  05 4-5 2-3 4-6
  08 4-5 2-3 4-6
  11 3-5 2-3 4-6
  14 3-5 2-3 4-5
  17 3-5 2-3 4-5
  20 3-5 2-3 4-5
  23 3-5 2-3 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 14.4 SW235
  8.4 2.5 14.6 SW236
  8.1 2.5 15.0 SW231
  7.9 2.4 14.9 SW231
  7.7 2.3 14.5 SW232
  7.7 2.3 14.3 SW232
  7.9 2.4 14.0 SW231
  8.1 2.5 13.8 SW231
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  5 9 SE146 Light Wind
  5 10 SE142 Light Wind
  6 11 SSE152 Light Wind
  8 15 SSE167 Mod. Wind
  10 19 S178 Mod. Wind
  14 26 S179 Mod. Wind
  13 24 S173 Mod. Wind
  13 24 SSE166 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  6:58 AM/1.38m
  Low
  12:53 AM/0.60m
  12:56 PM/0.64m
Fri 23
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 4-5 2-3 4-6
  05 4-5 2-3 4-6
  08 3-5 2-3 4-5
  11 3-5 2-3 4-5
  14 3-5 2-3 3-5
  17 3-4 2-3 3-5
  20 3-4 2-3 3-4
  23 3-4 2-3 3-4
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  8.3 2.5 13.8 SW232
  8.3 2.5 13.8 SW234
  8.2 2.5 13.5 SW236
  8.0 2.4 13.3 WSW239
  7.8 2.4 13.2 WSW241
  7.5 2.3 13.2 WSW243
  7.3 2.2 13.1 WSW241
  7.1 2.1 12.8 WSW243
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  12 22 SSE158 Mod. Wind
  10 19 SSE156 Mod. Wind
  10 19 SSE154 Mod. Wind
  9 17 SSE153 Mod. Wind
  9 17 S175 Mod. Wind
  11 20 S172 Mod. Wind
  10 18 SSE161 Mod. Wind
  8 15 SE143 Mod. Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  7:51 AM/1.31m
  Low
  1:44 AM/0.67m
  1:51 PM/0.72m
Sat 24
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 3-4 2-3 3-4
  05 2-3 1-2 3-4
  08 2-3 1-2 2-3
  11 2-3 1-2 2-3
  14 2-3 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°
  6.8 2.1 12.7 WSW244
  6.5 2.0 12.6 WSW245
  6.3 1.9 12.5 WSW246
  6.2 1.9 12.4 WSW246
  6.1 1.9 12.3 WSW246
  6.1 1.9 12.0 WSW244
  6.1 1.9 11.8 WSW244
  6.2 1.9 11.8 WSW244
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  5 10 ESE118 Light Wind
  4 8 E96 Light Wind
  3 6 E93 Calm
  0 1 ESE115 Calm
  4 8 WSW238 Light Wind
  11 21 SW231 Mod. Wind
  10 19 SW219 Mod. Wind
  6 11 SSW200 Light Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  9:08 AM/1.26m
  Low
  2:57 AM/0.71m
  3:16 PM/0.78m
Sun 25
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 2-3 1-2 3-4
  05 3-4 1-2 3-4
  08 3-4 1-2 3-4
  11 3-4 1-2 3-5
  14 3-4 2-3 3-5
  17 3-5 2-3 4-5
  20 4-5 2-3 5-7
  23 5-7 2-3 6-8
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  6.2 1.9 12.8 WSW237
  6.4 2.0 13.7 SW232
  6.7 2.0 14.4 SW228
  7.1 2.2 14.1 SW228
  7.5 2.3 13.7 SW229
  7.9 2.4 13.4 SW228
  8.9 2.7 13.3 SW225
  10.7 3.2 13.5 SW219
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  1 2 SW233 Calm
  4 8 WSW242 Light Wind
  5 10 SW228 Light Wind
  2 5 WSW237 Calm
  5 9 SW220 Light Wind
  11 20 SSW192 Mod. Wind
  16 30 S173 Fresh Wind
  16 30 S169 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  10:47 AM/1.28m
  Low
  4:30 AM/0.70m
  4:58 PM/0.75m
Mon 26
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 6-8 3-4 8-10
  05 6-8 3-4 8-10
  08 5-7 3-4 6-8
  11 5-7 2-3 6-8
  14 4-6 2-3 5-7
  17 4-6 2-3 5-7
  20 4-6 2-3 5-7
  23 4-6 2-3 5-7
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  11.7 3.6 13.6 SW218
  11.6 3.5 13.4 SW220
  11.0 3.4 13.2 SW223
  10.4 3.2 12.8 SW225
  9.9 3.0 12.7 SW227
  9.8 3.0 12.6 SW229
  9.7 3.0 12.4 SW230
  9.5 2.9 12.3 SW230
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  14 26 S171 Mod. Wind
  13 25 S174 Mod. Wind
  13 25 SSE168 Mod. Wind
  13 24 SSE167 Mod. Wind
  16 30 S180 Fresh Wind
  20 37 S179 Fresh Wind
  21 39 S171 Strong Wind
  19 36 SSE164 Fresh Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  
  12:10 PM/1.39m
  Low
  5:52 AM/0.62m
  6:19 PM/0.65m
Tue 27
- Beach forecast
  surf range in feet
  Time Lamberts Bay Elands Bay Cape Columbine
  02 4-6 2-3 5-7
  05 5-7 2-3 6-8
  08 6-8 3-4 8-10
  11 8-10 3-4 10-12
  14 8-10 3-5 10-15
  17 8-10 4-5 10-15
  20 10-12 4-5 10-15
  23 8-10 3-5 10-15
- Regional forecast
  Time
  hours
  02
  05
  08
  11
  14
  17
  20
  23
  Open Ocean Swell
  hours feet m period dir°
  9.6 2.9 12.2 SW229
  10.4 3.2 12.8 SW224
  11.9 3.6 14.1 SW218
  13.4 4.1 15.0 SW215
  14.2 4.3 15.3 SW216
  14.7 4.5 15.4 SW216
  14.8 4.5 15.4 SW217
  14.5 4.4 15.3 SW216
  Wind
  hours kts kph dir° beaufort
  20 37 SSE166 Fresh Wind
  20 37 SSE162 Fresh Wind
  18 34 SSE158 Fresh Wind
  18 35 SSE164 Fresh Wind
  20 37 S175 Fresh Wind
  23 43 S178 Strong Wind
  23 44 S173 Strong Wind
  22 42 S171 Strong Wind
  Tides
  time / range
  High
  12:30 AM/1.50m
  1:10 PM/1.54m
  Low
  6:54 AM/0.50m
  7:19 PM/0.51m

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
20	4-5	2-3	5-7
23	4-5	2-3	4-6

hours
20
23

hours	feet	m	period	dir°
8.6	2.6	14.8	SW231
8.5	2.6	14.5	SW233

hours	kts	kph	dir°	beaufort
4	7	SW236	Light Wind
4	9	S180	Light Wind

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	4-5	2-3	4-6
05	4-5	2-3	4-6
08	4-5	2-3	4-6
11	3-5	2-3	4-6
14	3-5	2-3	4-5
17	3-5	2-3	4-5
20	3-5	2-3	4-5
23	3-5	2-3	4-6

hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23

hours	feet	m	period	dir°
8.5	2.6	14.4	SW235
8.4	2.5	14.6	SW236
8.1	2.5	15.0	SW231
7.9	2.4	14.9	SW231
7.7	2.3	14.5	SW232
7.7	2.3	14.3	SW232
7.9	2.4	14.0	SW231
8.1	2.5	13.8	SW231

hours	kts	kph	dir°	beaufort
5	9	SE146	Light Wind
5	10	SE142	Light Wind
6	11	SSE152	Light Wind
8	15	SSE167	Mod. Wind
10	19	S178	Mod. Wind
14	26	S179	Mod. Wind
13	24	S173	Mod. Wind
13	24	SSE166	Mod. Wind

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	4-5	2-3	4-6
05	4-5	2-3	4-6
08	3-5	2-3	4-5
11	3-5	2-3	4-5
14	3-5	2-3	3-5
17	3-4	2-3	3-5
20	3-4	2-3	3-4
23	3-4	2-3	3-4

hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23

hours	feet	m	period	dir°
8.3	2.5	13.8	SW232
8.3	2.5	13.8	SW234
8.2	2.5	13.5	SW236
8.0	2.4	13.3	WSW239
7.8	2.4	13.2	WSW241
7.5	2.3	13.2	WSW243
7.3	2.2	13.1	WSW241
7.1	2.1	12.8	WSW243

hours	kts	kph	dir°	beaufort
12	22	SSE158	Mod. Wind
10	19	SSE156	Mod. Wind
10	19	SSE154	Mod. Wind
9	17	SSE153	Mod. Wind
9	17	S175	Mod. Wind
11	20	S172	Mod. Wind
10	18	SSE161	Mod. Wind
8	15	SE143	Mod. Wind

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	3-4	2-3	3-4
05	2-3	1-2	3-4
08	2-3	1-2	2-3
11	2-3	1-2	2-3
14	2-3	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

hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23

hours	feet	m	period	dir°
6.8	2.1	12.7	WSW244
6.5	2.0	12.6	WSW245
6.3	1.9	12.5	WSW246
6.2	1.9	12.4	WSW246
6.1	1.9	12.3	WSW246
6.1	1.9	12.0	WSW244
6.1	1.9	11.8	WSW244
6.2	1.9	11.8	WSW244

hours	kts	kph	dir°	beaufort
5	10	ESE118	Light Wind
4	8	E96	Light Wind
3	6	E93	Calm
0	1	ESE115	Calm
4	8	WSW238	Light Wind
11	21	SW231	Mod. Wind
10	19	SW219	Mod. Wind
6	11	SSW200	Light Wind

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	2-3	1-2	3-4
05	3-4	1-2	3-4
08	3-4	1-2	3-4
11	3-4	1-2	3-5
14	3-4	2-3	3-5
17	3-5	2-3	4-5
20	4-5	2-3	5-7
23	5-7	2-3	6-8

hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23

hours	feet	m	period	dir°
6.2	1.9	12.8	WSW237
6.4	2.0	13.7	SW232
6.7	2.0	14.4	SW228
7.1	2.2	14.1	SW228
7.5	2.3	13.7	SW229
7.9	2.4	13.4	SW228
8.9	2.7	13.3	SW225
10.7	3.2	13.5	SW219

hours	kts	kph	dir°	beaufort
1	2	SW233	Calm
4	8	WSW242	Light Wind
5	10	SW228	Light Wind
2	5	WSW237	Calm
5	9	SW220	Light Wind
11	20	SSW192	Mod. Wind
16	30	S173	Fresh Wind
16	30	S169	Fresh Wind

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	6-8	3-4	8-10
05	6-8	3-4	8-10
08	5-7	3-4	6-8
11	5-7	2-3	6-8
14	4-6	2-3	5-7
17	4-6	2-3	5-7
20	4-6	2-3	5-7
23	4-6	2-3	5-7

hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23

hours	feet	m	period	dir°
11.7	3.6	13.6	SW218
11.6	3.5	13.4	SW220
11.0	3.4	13.2	SW223
10.4	3.2	12.8	SW225
9.9	3.0	12.7	SW227
9.8	3.0	12.6	SW229
9.7	3.0	12.4	SW230
9.5	2.9	12.3	SW230

hours	kts	kph	dir°	beaufort
14	26	S171	Mod. Wind
13	25	S174	Mod. Wind
13	25	SSE168	Mod. Wind
13	24	SSE167	Mod. Wind
16	30	S180	Fresh Wind
20	37	S179	Fresh Wind
21	39	S171	Strong Wind
19	36	SSE164	Fresh Wind

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	4-6	2-3	5-7
05	5-7	2-3	6-8
08	6-8	3-4	8-10
11	8-10	3-4	10-12
14	8-10	3-5	10-15
17	8-10	4-5	10-15
20	10-12	4-5	10-15
23	8-10	3-5	10-15

hours
02
05
08
11
14
17
20
23

hours	feet	m	period	dir°
9.6	2.9	12.2	SW229
10.4	3.2	12.8	SW224
11.9	3.6	14.1	SW218
13.4	4.1	15.0	SW215
14.2	4.3	15.3	SW216
14.7	4.5	15.4	SW216
14.8	4.5	15.4	SW217
14.5	4.4	15.3	SW216

hours	kts	kph	dir°	beaufort
20	37	SSE166	Fresh Wind
20	37	SSE162	Fresh Wind
18	34	SSE158	Fresh Wind
18	35	SSE164	Fresh Wind
20	37	S175	Fresh Wind
23	43	S178	Strong Wind
23	44	S173	Strong Wind
22	42	S171	Strong Wind

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Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	4-5	2-3	4-6
05	4-5	2-3	4-6
08	4-5	2-3	4-6
11	3-5	2-3	4-6
14	3-5	2-3	4-5
17	3-5	2-3	4-5
20	3-5	2-3	4-5
23	3-5	2-3	4-6

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	4-5	2-3	4-6
05	4-5	2-3	4-6
08	3-5	2-3	4-5
11	3-5	2-3	4-5
14	3-5	2-3	3-5
17	3-4	2-3	3-5
20	3-4	2-3	3-4
23	3-4	2-3	3-4

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	3-4	2-3	3-4
05	2-3	1-2	3-4
08	2-3	1-2	2-3
11	2-3	1-2	2-3
14	2-3	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

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	2-3	1-2	3-4
05	3-4	1-2	3-4
08	3-4	1-2	3-4
11	3-4	1-2	3-5
14	3-4	2-3	3-5
17	3-5	2-3	4-5
20	4-5	2-3	5-7
23	5-7	2-3	6-8

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	4-5	2-3	4-6
05	4-5	2-3	4-6
08	4-5	2-3	4-6
11	3-5	2-3	4-6
14	3-5	2-3	4-5
17	3-5	2-3	4-5
20	3-5	2-3	4-5
23	3-5	2-3	4-6

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	4-5	2-3	4-6
05	4-5	2-3	4-6
08	3-5	2-3	4-5
11	3-5	2-3	4-5
14	3-5	2-3	3-5
17	3-4	2-3	3-5
20	3-4	2-3	3-4
23	3-4	2-3	3-4

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	3-4	2-3	3-4
05	2-3	1-2	3-4
08	2-3	1-2	2-3
11	2-3	1-2	2-3
14	2-3	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

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	2-3	1-2	3-4
05	3-4	1-2	3-4
08	3-4	1-2	3-4
11	3-4	1-2	3-5
14	3-4	2-3	3-5
17	3-5	2-3	4-5
20	4-5	2-3	5-7
23	5-7	2-3	6-8

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Melkbos to Doring Bay

West Coast

Swell Height And Direction (feet)

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Mon 26

Tue 27

Wed 21

-

-

-

-

20

Thu 22

08

11

14

17

20

Fri 23

08

11

14

17

20

Sat 24

08

11

14

17

20

Sun 25

08

11

14

17

20

Mon 26

08

11

14

17

20

Tue 27

08

11

14

17

Wind Speed And Direction (knots)

Wed 21

-

-

-

-

20

Thu 22

08

11

14

17

20

Fri 23

08

11

14

17

20

Sat 24

08

11

14

17

20

Sun 25

08

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	4-5	2-3	4-6
05	4-5	2-3	4-6
08	4-5	2-3	4-6
11	3-5	2-3	4-6
14	3-5	2-3	4-5
17	3-5	2-3	4-5
20	3-5	2-3	4-5
23	3-5	2-3	4-6

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	4-5	2-3	4-6
05	4-5	2-3	4-6
08	3-5	2-3	4-5
11	3-5	2-3	4-5
14	3-5	2-3	3-5
17	3-4	2-3	3-5
20	3-4	2-3	3-4
23	3-4	2-3	3-4

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	3-4	2-3	3-4
05	2-3	1-2	3-4
08	2-3	1-2	2-3
11	2-3	1-2	2-3
14	2-3	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

Time	Lamberts Bay	Elands Bay	Cape Columbine
02	2-3	1-2	3-4
05	3-4	1-2	3-4
08	3-4	1-2	3-4
11	3-4	1-2	3-5
14	3-4	2-3	3-5
17	3-5	2-3	4-5
20	4-5	2-3	5-7
23	5-7	2-3	6-8