Mossel Bay

Point break

Western Cape, Afrique du Sud

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From level intermediate · Combi 4/3Accessible from intermediate level: hip-high waves (0.6–0.9 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Conditions
6.9/10
Fair
Size
0.60.9 m
hip-high
Wind
2 km/h
WNW · Glassy — no wind
Swell
0.8 m
9 s · SSW
Best window · 21h6.6/10 · 0.50.8 m · 4 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, decent swell from the SSW. Glassy water, not a breath of wind. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.60.9105☀️12°
03h0.60.9105☀️11°
06hBest0.50.9104☀️11°
09h0.50.896🌤️16°
12h0.50.8913☀️16°
15h0.50.8815☁️15°
18h0.50.888☁️15°
21h0.50.983☁️13°

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

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18h0 mPM 05:06+0.5 mBM 11:03-1.2 mPM 17:27+0.7 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 07:38 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.