Surf spot
Forecast conditions and map view for 16 MILE BEACH in South Africa, West Coast. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
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| Wave height (m) | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Wave direction | W | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | |
| Wave period (s) | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7 | 6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.2 | |
| Wave energy (kJ) | 457 | 807 | 1176 | 1461 | 1586 | 1615 | 1513 | 1395 | 1275 | 1127 | 997 | 852 | 712 | 593 | 388 | 357 | 348 | 315 | 300 | 267 | 233 | 270 | 155 | 132 | 109 | 80 | 173 | 158 | 164 | 166 | 163 | 119 | 227 | 247 | 196 | 206 | 97 | 261 | 318 | 377 | 361 | 206 | 570 | 471 | 690 | 699 | 677 | 651 | 612 | 551 | 501 | 439 | 387 | 274 | 244 | 234 | |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 19 | 16.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6 | 5.1 | 8.7 | 18.5 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 15.9 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 7 | 2.1 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 16 | 16.2 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 12 | 14.5 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 10.2 | |
| Wind direction | NEOffshore | ENEOffshore | EOffshore | SECross-off | SCross-on | SSWCross-on | SCross-on | SECross | ENEGlassy | NEGlassy | NNECross-off | NNWCross-off | WNWCross-on | WNWCross-on | NWCross | NCross-off | NNEOffshore | ENEOffshore | ECross-off | SECross | SCross-on | SCross-on | SSECross-on | SECross | SECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | SECross | SSECross | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | NEOffshore | ENEGlassy | SSECross | SSWOnshore | WCross-on | NCross-off | NEOffshore | SECross | SECross | SECross | SSECross | SSECross-on | SCross-on | SSECross-on | SECross | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | |