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Last update: 12:38 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Jan 21

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
77° ENE
6 kts
max 7 kts
0%
18° C
1017 hpa
200° SSW
1.7 m
13 s
1.1 m
05h
74° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
18° C
1016 hpa
201° SSW
1.6 m
13 s
05:09
2.0 m
08h
75° ENE
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
202° SSW
1.6 m
13 s
1.3 m
11h
138° SE
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
25° C
1014 hpa
204° SSW
1.5 m
12 s
11:10
0.4 m
14h
135° SE
10 kts
max 10 kts
0%
24° C
1013 hpa
205° SSW
1.6 m
12 s
1.1 m
17h
122° ESE
10 kts
max 10 kts
0%
23° C
1012 hpa
205° SSW
1.6 m
12 s
17:17
2.0 m
20h
111° ESE
6 kts
max 9 kts
0%
21° C
1013 hpa
205° SSW
1.6 m
12 s
1.2 m
23h
101° E
3 kts
max 5 kts
1%
20° C
1013 hpa
204° SSW
1.6 m
12 s
23:20
0.3 m

Thursday, Jan 22

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
39° NE
3 kts
max 3 kts
11%
19° C
1011 hpa
204° SSW
1.6 m
12 s
0.9 m
05h
311° NW
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
19° C
1009 hpa
203° SSW
1.5 m
12 s
05:42
2.0 m
08h
239° WSW
6 kts
max 6 kts
5%
21° C
1010 hpa
202° SSW
1.4 m
13 s
1.5 m
11h
206° SSW
12 kts
max 14 kts
0%
25° C
1010 hpa
200° SSW
1.5 m
13 s
11:44
0.4 m
14h
204° SSW
17 kts
max 20 kts
50%
25° C
1012 hpa
195° SSW
1.7 m
14 s
0.8 m
17h
217° SW
14 kts
max 17 kts
99%
23° C
1012 hpa
190° S
1.9 m
16 s
17:51
1.9 m
20h
212° SSW
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
21° C
1015 hpa
190° S
2.1 m
16 s
1.4 m
23h
224° SW
9 kts
max 11 kts
89%
0.45 mm
20° C
1017 hpa
191° S
2.3 m
15 s
23:51
0.3 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Friday, Jan 23

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
247° WSW
6 kts
max 7 kts
76%
19° C
1015 hpa
192° SSW
2.5 m
15 s
0.7 m
05h
249° WSW
4 kts
max 7 kts
98%
19° C
1015 hpa
193° SSW
2.7 m
15 s
06:17
2.0 m
08h
224° SW
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
20° C
1017 hpa
194° SSW
2.7 m
15 s
1.7 m
11h
175° S
8 kts
max 8 kts
99%
22° C
1016 hpa
194° SSW
2.7 m
14 s
12:21
0.4 m
14h
168° SSE
10 kts
max 10 kts
36%
22° C
1016 hpa
194° SSW
2.8 m
14 s
0.7 m
17h
162° SSE
8 kts
max 8 kts
8%
21° C
1016 hpa
194° SSW
2.8 m
14 s
18:29
1.8 m
20h
154° SSE
3 kts
max 4 kts
4%
19° C
1017 hpa
195° SSW
2.7 m
14 s
1.6 m
23h
284° WNW
0 kts
max 1 kts
1%
18° C
1018 hpa
197° SSW
2.6 m
13 s
00:26
0.4 m

Saturday, Jan 24

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
310° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
18° C
1017 hpa
198° SSW
2.5 m
13 s
0.6 m
05h
311° NW
3 kts
max 3 kts
0%
17° C
1017 hpa
199° SSW
2.4 m
13 s
1.6 m
08h
342° NNW
1 kts
max 3 kts
0%
20° C
1018 hpa
199° SSW
2.3 m
13 s
06:56
2.0 m
11h
165° SSE
6 kts
max 6 kts
0%
24° C
1017 hpa
199° SSW
2.2 m
13 s
0.9 m
14h
151° SSE
9 kts
max 9 kts
0%
24° C
1015 hpa
200° SSW
2.1 m
13 s
13:03
0.5 m
17h
155° SSE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
23° C
1015 hpa
200° SSW
1.9 m
13 s
1.4 m
20h
137° SE
4 kts
max 4 kts
0%
20° C
1017 hpa
201° SSW
1.9 m
13 s
19:10
1.7 m
23h
304° NW
0 kts
max 1 kts
0%
19° C
1018 hpa
201° SSW
1.9 m
12 s
0.8 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
325° NW
1 kts
max 2 kts
0%
19° C
1017 hpa
203° SSW
1.9 m
12 s
01:05
0.5 m
05h
350° N
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
18° C
1017 hpa
203° SSW
1.8 m
12 s
1.4 m
08h
122° ESE
2 kts
max 2 kts
0%
21° C
1017 hpa
204° SSW
1.8 m
12 s
07:43
1.9 m
11h
135° SE
7 kts
max 7 kts
0%
24° C
1017 hpa
205° SSW
1.7 m
12 s
1.2 m
14h
131° SE
10 kts
max 10 kts
0%
24° C
1015 hpa
205° SSW
1.6 m
12 s
13:54
0.7 m
17h
119° ESE
10 kts
max 11 kts
0%
23° C
1014 hpa
205° SSW
1.6 m
11 s
1.1 m
20h
111° ESE
8 kts
max 11 kts
0%
21° C
1015 hpa
206° SSW
1.5 m
11 s
20:02
1.6 m
23h
105° ESE
5 kts
max 7 kts
5%
20° C
1016 hpa
207° SSW
1.5 m
11 s
1.1 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
67° ENE
2 kts
max 2 kts
4%
19° C
1014 hpa
208° SSW
1.4 m
11 s
01:54
0.6 m
05h
236° SW
1 kts
max 2 kts
71%
19° C
1013 hpa
209° SSW
1.4 m
11 s
1.1 m
08h
183° S
1 kts
max 1 kts
82%
21° C
1014 hpa
209° SSW
1.3 m
11 s
08:41
1.7 m
11h
164° SSE
8 kts
max 8 kts
79%
25° C
1013 hpa
210° SSW
1.3 m
11 s
1.4 m
14h
150° SSE
9 kts
max 9 kts
39%
24° C
1012 hpa
210° SSW
1.3 m
11 s
15:06
0.8 m
17h
144° SE
8 kts
max 8 kts
0%
24° C
1011 hpa
210° SSW
1.2 m
11 s
0.9 m
20h
148° SSE
3 kts
max 3 kts
6%
21° C
1014 hpa
211° SSW
1.2 m
11 s
21:13
1.4 m
23h
262° W
2 kts
max 3 kts
8%
21° C
1016 hpa
211° SSW
1.2 m
11 s
1.3 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
296° WNW
5 kts
max 6 kts
0%
20° C
1016 hpa
210° SSW
1.3 m
11 s
03:07
0.8 m
05h
283° WNW
4 kts
max 5 kts
0%
20° C
1017 hpa
209° SSW
1.3 m
12 s
0.9 m
08h
240° WSW
3 kts
max 4 kts
0%
22° C
1018 hpa
209° SSW
1.4 m
13 s
1.4 m
11h
161° SSE
9 kts
max 9 kts
2%
24° C
1018 hpa
209° SSW
1.6 m
13 s
10:03
1.6 m
14h
146° SE
12 kts
max 12 kts
38%
23° C
1017 hpa
208° SSW
1.8 m
13 s
1.1 m
17h
123° ESE
11 kts
max 12 kts
57%
22° C
1016 hpa
208° SSW
1.9 m
13 s
16:56
0.8 m
20h
110° ESE
11 kts
max 15 kts
42%
21° C
1017 hpa
208° SSW
2.0 m
13 s
1.1 m
23h
95° E
6 kts
max 9 kts
26%
21° C
1016 hpa
207° SSW
2.0 m
13 s
22:58
1.4 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
334° NNW
1 kts
max 5 kts
8%
20° C
1014 hpa
208° SSW
2.0 m
13 s
1.1 m
05h
299° WNW
3 kts
max 4 kts
6%
20° C
1012 hpa
208° SSW
1.9 m
14 s
05:06
0.8 m
08h
261° W
4 kts
max 4 kts
3%
23° C
1013 hpa
208° SSW
1.8 m
14 s
1.1 m
11h
194° SSW
10 kts
max 10 kts
0%
27° C
1013 hpa
209° SSW
1.8 m
14 s
11:45
1.6 m
14h
196° SSW
15 kts
max 16 kts
92%
26° C
1014 hpa
208° SSW
1.8 m
14 s
1.4 m
17h
198° SSW
13 kts
max 14 kts
99%
21° C
1016 hpa
207° SSW
1.9 m
14 s
0.8 m
20h
195° SSW
8 kts
max 8 kts
98%
0.47 mm
20° C
1018 hpa
207° SSW
1.9 m
14 s
18:40
0.7 m
23h
189° S
6 kts
max 6 kts
88%
20° C
1019 hpa
206° SSW
2.0 m
14 s
1.3 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
185° S
4 kts
max 4 kts
87%
19° C
1018 hpa
206° SSW
2.0 m
14 s
00:43
1.5 m
05h
160° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
95%
19° C
1018 hpa
206° SSW
2.0 m
14 s
0.9 m
08h
147° SSE
4 kts
max 4 kts
98%
20° C
1019 hpa
207° SSW
1.9 m
14 s
06:53
0.8 m
11h
134° SE
6 kts
max 6 kts
96%
21° C
1018 hpa
208° SSW
1.9 m
13 s
1.4 m
14h
124° SE
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
21° C
1018 hpa
205° SSW
2.0 m
13 s
13:10
1.7 m
17h
128° SE
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
20° C
1018 hpa
206° SSW
2.1 m
13 s
1.0 m
20h
113° ESE
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
20° C
1019 hpa
203° SSW
2.1 m
13 s
19:47
0.6 m
23h
103° ESE
10 kts
max 14 kts
99%
20° C
1020 hpa
200° SSW
2.0 m
12 s
1.2 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
02h
101° E
9 kts
max 11 kts
97%
20° C
1019 hpa
202° SSW
1.9 m
12 s
01:53
1.7 m
05h
100° E
7 kts
max 9 kts
68%
20° C
1018 hpa
206° SSW
1.7 m
12 s
1.1 m
08h
92° E
9 kts
max 12 kts
81%
21° C
1020 hpa
206° SSW
1.7 m
12 s
08:01
0.6 m
11h
111° ESE
13 kts
max 13 kts
70%
24° C
1019 hpa
204° SSW
1.6 m
12 s
1.2 m
14h
114° ESE
15 kts
max 16 kts
46%
23° C
1019 hpa
195° SSW
1.7 m
11 s
14:10
1.8 m
17h
118° ESE
17 kts
max 19 kts
37%
23° C
1018 hpa
186° S
1.8 m
10 s
1.3 m
20h
113° ESE
13 kts
max 18 kts
14%
21° C
1018 hpa
183° S
1.8 m
11 s
20:35
0.4 m
23h
98° E
11 kts
max 15 kts
42%
21° C
1019 hpa
185° S
1.7 m
11 s
0.9 m

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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 7:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 7:00 PM and 1:00 AM South Africa Standard Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 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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