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Wind, waves & weather forecast Knysna / Thesens Island 

213.97°
7 kts
Southwest
79.31%
18 °C
Broken
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Last update: 12:34 local time / Next update: 18:47 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Tuesday, Jul 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
311.02°
4
5
90.84%
14
1021
138.38°
1.7
9
02h
311.02°
2 m/s
max 3
90.84%
14 °C
1021 hPa
138.38°
1.7 m
9 s
05h
286.41°
4
5
50.79%
14
1020
133°
1.8
9
05h
286.41°
2 m/s
max 3
50.79%
14 °C
1020 hPa
133°
1.8 m
9 s
08h
315.33°
4
5
0.44%
13
1021
132.12°
1.7
9
08h
315.33°
2 m/s
max 3
0.44%
13 °C
1021 hPa
132.12°
1.7 m
9 s
11h
235.65°
4
4
7.38%
18
1022
131.38°
1.6
9
11h
235.65°
2 m/s
max 2
7.38%
18 °C
1022 hPa
131.38°
1.6 m
9 s
14h
213.97°
7
7
79.31%
18
1020
127.44°
1.6
9
14h
213.97°
4 m/s
max 4
79.31%
18 °C
1020 hPa
127.44°
1.6 m
9 s
17h
229.96°
5
7
80.08%
16
1022
121.62°
1.6
9
17h
229.96°
3 m/s
max 4
80.08%
16 °C
1022 hPa
121.62°
1.6 m
9 s
20h
330.8°
3
4
98.37%
14
1023
116.94°
1.5
9
20h
330.8°
2 m/s
max 2
98.37%
14 °C
1023 hPa
116.94°
1.5 m
9 s
23h
291.21°
2
3
99.95%
13
1023
113°
1.5
9
23h
291.21°
1 m/s
max 1
99.95%
13 °C
1023 hPa
113°
1.5 m
9 s

Wednesday, Jul 15

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
304.96°
3
4
99.8%
13
1023
109.38°
1.4
9
02h
304.96°
2 m/s
max 2
99.8%
13 °C
1023 hPa
109.38°
1.4 m
9 s
05h
322.17°
3
4
78.33%
13
1023
105.81°
1.4
9
05h
322.17°
2 m/s
max 2
78.33%
13 °C
1023 hPa
105.81°
1.4 m
9 s
08h
332.6°
4
5
82.97%
13
1024
103°
1.3
9
08h
332.6°
2 m/s
max 2
82.97%
13 °C
1024 hPa
103°
1.3 m
9 s
11h
248.37°
4
7
26.79%
18
1025
103.94°
1.3
9
11h
248.37°
2 m/s
max 4
26.79%
18 °C
1025 hPa
103.94°
1.3 m
9 s
14h
240.15°
6
9
96.22%
19
1024
191.62°
1.5
14
14h
240.15°
3 m/s
max 5
96.22%
19 °C
1024 hPa
191.62°
1.5 m
14 s
17h
232.16°
4
6
70.53%
17
1024
211.5°
1.9
17
17h
232.16°
2 m/s
max 3
70.53%
17 °C
1024 hPa
211.5°
1.9 m
17 s
20h
320.35°
3
5
43.79%
14
1026
216.25°
2.2
16
20h
320.35°
2 m/s
max 3
43.79%
14 °C
1026 hPa
216.25°
2.2 m
16 s
23h
329.11°
5
5
11.46%
14
1026
216.62°
2.5
16
23h
329.11°
2 m/s
max 3
11.46%
14 °C
1026 hPa
216.62°
2.5 m
16 s

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General

This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Knysna / Thesens Island in Western Cape, South Africa. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.

Forecast

This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 01:00, 07:00, 13:00 and 19:00 South Africa Standard Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 6 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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