Surf spot
Forecast conditions and map view for Madiba's Hat in South Africa, Cape Town. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
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| Wave height (m) | 1.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | |
| Wave direction | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | |
| Wave period (s) | 6.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8 | 8.1 | 8 | 8 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10 | |
| Wave energy (kJ) | 136 | 128 | 120 | 231 | 477 | 536 | 519 | 502 | 474 | 422 | 375 | 368 | 432 | 637 | 841 | 826 | 740 | 616 | 487 | 395 | 304 | 267 | 233 | 116 | 96 | 330 | 404 | 484 | 567 | 570 | 699 | 678 | 670 | 610 | 542 | 518 | 513 | 528 | 538 | 543 | 539 | 536 | 554 | 597 | 738 | 1122 | 1439 | 2715 | 1615 | 1961 | 2065 | 2006 | 804 | 1171 | 1491 | 1210 | |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1 | 2.7 | 4 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 7 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.7 | |
| Wind direction | SEGlassy | NNWGlassy | NNWCross-off | NNWCross-off | NWOffshore | NWOffshore | NWOffshore | NNWCross-off | NCross-off | NCross-off | NNECross | NCross-off | WNWGlassy | WGlassy | SGlassy | ESEGlassy | NGlassy | NGlassy | NNEGlassy | NNWGlassy | WNWOffshore | WNWOffshore | NWGlassy | SEGlassy | NEGlassy | NNEGlassy | NNEGlassy | NGlassy | WNWOffshore | WNWGlassy | SWGlassy | EGlassy | NCross | NNECross | NNECross | NNWCross-off | NWOffshore | NWOffshore | NCross-off | NNWCross-off | NNECross | NECross-on | NECross | NWOffshore | WNWOffshore | WNWOffshore | NWGlassy | NWOffshore | NWGlassy | NNWGlassy | SEGlassy | SSEGlassy | SSWCross | SSECross-on | SSECross-on | SSECross-on | |