Surf Fair Spot type point break

Cape St Francis — Cape St Francis / Africa do Sul

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Best window today 06:00 - 10:00 fair classification
Wind
47 km/h - Unstable Direction W Very gusty — strong gusts
Wind alignment Cross-onshore 45° between wind and swell
Swell
2.7 m - 12 s Direction SW Big — advanced only
Wave energy 39.9 kW/m Solid — about 40 kJ/m
Today's peak hour 00:00 3.2 m · 11 s · outside typical window
Tide Low tide Ideal: Mid tide Wait for the next tide

Hourly forecast

Next 7 days GMT+2
Power 82.6 kW/m Deep-water energy estimate
Consistency 82/100 Relative window for the next hours
Air temperature 16.6 C Feels like 12 °C
Sea level 0.02 m Updated 29/06 09:01 | Timezone GMT+2

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56 spot frames
Day Time Swell Period Dir. Wind Wind dir. Air Water Rain Level Power
29/06 00:00 4.0 m 11 s SW 41 km/h WSW 16.6 C 17.5 C 50% 0.02 m 82.6 kW/m
29/06 03:00 4.1 m 11 s SW 38 km/h WSW 15.5 C 17.3 C 97% 0.49 m 86.0 kW/m
29/06 06:00 4.0 m 10 s WSW 43 km/h W 14.2 C 17.2 C 98% -0.16 m 80.7 kW/m
29/06 09:00 4.1 m 10 s WSW 53 km/h W 14.8 C 17.1 C 93% -0.71 m 82.4 kW/m
29/06 12:00 4.1 m 10 s WSW 49 km/h W 14.0 C 17.1 C 87% -0.19 m 83.2 kW/m
29/06 15:00 3.9 m 10 s SW 42 km/h W 13.8 C 17.2 C 93% 0.40 m 76.0 kW/m
29/06 18:00 3.6 m 11 s SW 29 km/h W 14.0 C 17.2 C 89% -0.16 m 67.2 kW/m
29/06 21:00 3.4 m 11 s SW 19 km/h W 13.6 C 17.2 C 75% -0.80 m 60.9 kW/m
30/06 00:00 3.2 m 11 s SW 15 km/h WNW 12.5 C 17.2 C 46% -0.37 m 56.4 kW/m
30/06 03:00 3.1 m 11 s SW 15 km/h NW 11.8 C 17.2 C 8% 0.25 m 52.5 kW/m
30/06 06:00 3.0 m 11 s SW 8 km/h NNW 11.8 C 17.2 C 3% -0.25 m 47.6 kW/m
30/06 09:00 2.8 m 11 s SSW 11 km/h NE 13.2 C 17.2 C 1% -0.99 m 43.9 kW/m
30/06 12:00 2.7 m 11 s SSW 15 km/h ENE 14.7 C 17.3 C 0% -0.57 m 40.2 kW/m
30/06 15:00 2.6 m 11 s SSW 18 km/h E 16.0 C 17.3 C 0% 0.23 m 37.2 kW/m
30/06 18:00 2.5 m 11 s SSW 13 km/h E 16.3 C 17.2 C 0% -0.08 m 34.2 kW/m
30/06 21:00 2.4 m 11 s SSW 9 km/h NNE 15.7 C 17.1 C 0% -0.84 m 32.1 kW/m
01/07 00:00 2.4 m 11 s SSW 14 km/h W 14.6 C 17.0 C 1% -0.53 m 29.5 kW/m
01/07 03:00 2.3 m 11 s SSW 15 km/h W 14.8 C 17.0 C 2% 0.26 m 28.4 kW/m
01/07 06:00 2.3 m 11 s SSW 15 km/h W 14.7 C 17.0 C 2% -0.03 m 28.4 kW/m
01/07 09:00 2.3 m 11 s SSW 20 km/h WNW 14.2 C 17.0 C 5% -0.90 m 28.3 kW/m
01/07 12:00 2.4 m 10 s SSW 11 km/h W 16.8 C 17.1 C 17% -0.68 m 28.7 kW/m
01/07 15:00 2.4 m 11 s SSW 16 km/h WSW 16.1 C 17.1 C 30% 0.22 m 28.8 kW/m
01/07 18:00 2.4 m 11 s SSW 17 km/h WSW 16.3 C 17.1 C 55% 0.14 m 28.9 kW/m
01/07 21:00 2.3 m 11 s SSW 26 km/h W 15.6 C 17.1 C 79% -0.70 m 28.0 kW/m
02/07 00:00 2.3 m 11 s S 40 km/h W 15.3 C 17.2 C 75% -0.61 m 26.9 kW/m
02/07 03:00 2.3 m 10 s SSW 52 km/h W 14.8 C 17.2 C 68% 0.22 m 26.6 kW/m
02/07 06:00 2.7 m 8 s SW 49 km/h W 13.8 C 17.2 C 74% 0.18 m 30.2 kW/m
02/07 09:00 3.3 m 8 s WSW 56 km/h W 14.3 C 17.1 C 75% -0.71 m 41.1 kW/m
02/07 12:00 3.9 m 8 s WSW 68 km/h W 15.0 C 17.1 C 78% -0.69 m 56.4 kW/m
02/07 15:00 4.2 m 8 s WSW 66 km/h W 14.8 C 17.1 C 82% 0.24 m 70.0 kW/m
02/07 18:00 4.3 m 8 s WSW 76 km/h W 15.5 C 17.0 C 85% 0.40 m 77.0 kW/m
02/07 21:00 3.9 m 9 s WSW 69 km/h WSW 14.8 C 17.0 C 92% -0.44 m 64.8 kW/m
03/07 00:00 3.6 m 8 s WSW 57 km/h WSW 14.9 C 17.0 C 88% -0.61 m 53.6 kW/m
03/07 03:00 3.5 m 8 s SW 46 km/h W 15.1 C 17.0 C 82% 0.17 m 50.7 kW/m
03/07 06:00 3.4 m 9 s SW 40 km/h W 15.0 C 17.0 C 63% 0.32 m 49.0 kW/m
03/07 09:00 3.3 m 9 s SSW 33 km/h W 15.8 C 17.0 C 35% -0.54 m 46.6 kW/m
03/07 12:00 3.1 m 9 s S 33 km/h W 16.9 C 17.0 C 14% -0.80 m 43.8 kW/m
03/07 15:00 2.9 m 10 s S 23 km/h W 17.2 C 17.0 C 7% 0.04 m 40.5 kW/m
03/07 18:00 2.8 m 10 s S 11 km/h W 16.6 C 17.0 C 1% 0.40 m 37.1 kW/m
03/07 21:00 2.8 m 10 s S 8 km/h NW 15.1 C 17.0 C 2% -0.34 m 36.5 kW/m
04/07 00:00 2.8 m 10 s SSW 10 km/h N 14.5 C 17.1 C 4% -0.76 m 37.7 kW/m
04/07 03:00 2.9 m 9 s SSW 11 km/h NNW 14.6 C 17.1 C 11% -0.11 m 38.2 kW/m
04/07 06:00 2.9 m 9 s SSW 20 km/h WNW 14.3 C 17.1 C 12% 0.24 m 37.8 kW/m
04/07 09:00 2.7 m 9 s SSW 17 km/h WNW 15.0 C 17.1 C 12% -0.46 m 34.1 kW/m
04/07 12:00 2.5 m 10 s SSW 25 km/h W 17.9 C 17.1 C 11% -0.91 m 29.1 kW/m
04/07 15:00 2.3 m 10 s S 31 km/h W 17.7 C 17.1 C 9% -0.20 m 25.1 kW/m
04/07 18:00 2.1 m 10 s S 22 km/h W 16.7 C 17.2 C 13% 0.36 m 22.2 kW/m
04/07 21:00 2.0 m 10 s S 12 km/h NW 15.0 C 17.2 C 10% -0.20 m 19.7 kW/m
05/07 00:00 1.9 m 10 s S 9 km/h N 13.3 C 17.2 C 0% -0.78 m 17.6 kW/m
05/07 03:00 1.8 m 10 s SSE 10 km/h NNE 12.7 C 17.2 C 0% -0.30 m 16.3 kW/m
05/07 06:00 1.7 m 10 s S 14 km/h NNW 13.7 C 17.2 C 0% 0.20 m 14.9 kW/m
05/07 09:00 1.7 m 10 s S 16 km/h NW 15.4 C 17.2 C 0% -0.28 m 14.4 kW/m
05/07 12:00 1.7 m 10 s SSW 11 km/h NNW 18.0 C 17.2 C 0% -0.87 m 14.8 kW/m
05/07 15:00 2.0 m 10 s SSW 7 km/h N 19.2 C 17.3 C 0% -0.37 m 19.7 kW/m
05/07 18:00 2.4 m 10 s SW 6 km/h NNW 18.0 C 17.3 C 0% 0.29 m 29.5 kW/m
05/07 21:00 2.8 m 10 s SW 7 km/h NW 17.2 C 17.3 C 0% -0.05 m 39.6 kW/m

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Type
point break
Level
Intermediate
Region
Africa
Best window today
06:00-10:00
Ideal wind
NW
Ideal swell
SW

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