Bruce's Beauties (Cape St Francis)

Point break

Eastern Cape, Afrique du Sud

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From level advanced · Combi 5/4 + chaussonsAccessible from advanced level: shoulder-high waves (0.9–1.3 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
5.4/10
Fair
Size
0.91.3 m
shoulder-high
Wind
12 km/h
NE · Cross-shore
Swell
1.2 m
10 s · SW
Best window · 9h6.9/10 · 0.91.5 m · 23 km/h
Today's take

Well-shaped wave, decent swell from the SW. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h1.11.81118☀️14°
03h1.11.71115☀️14°
06hBest1.01.71012☀️13°
09h1.01.696☀️17°
12h1.01.6914☀️19°
15h1.01.5917☀️18°
18h0.91.5921🌤️17°
21h0.91.41015☁️16°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+2) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18h0 mPM 05:12+0.5 mBM 11:10-1.0 mPM 17:33+0.6 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 07:31 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.