Glassy conditions, small or weak swell (1.5m @ 7s), tide is on.
Swell
Wind
Wind 3 km/h NW Swell WSW— Spot faces WNW
Wind makes or breaks it, bru. Offshore (blowing land to sea) grooms the faces clean and glassy — lukka. Onshore chops it all into mush. Under about 10 km/h it hardly matters — basically glass.Wind↓3 km/h NWGlassy
Size @ period, plus where it's from. Period is the secret, boet: 12s+ is proper groundswell — organised lines with real punch. Under 10s is local windswell that folds quick. Same size, longer period = way more klap.Swell↓1.5m @ 7s WSW≈ 3ft face
Size and period smashed into one number — the real 'is it worth it?' gauge, ekse.< 100 kJ basically flat100–250 small250–500 fun500–1,200 solid1,200+ heavy — vy with respectLong period klaps way harder than the same size at short period. See 'Swell shadow'? A headland or bay is blocking part of the swell — the number here is what actually reaches the spot, the offshore one is what's out at sea.Energy49 kJTiny
2nd Swell↓0.7m @ 12s SW
Pushing in or draining out, and when it turns. Most banks have a favourite tide — right tide and the spot comes alive, wrong tide and it goes fat or dumpy. Time your session, china.TideMid / Falling — Low in 4h 3m
Water13°C · 4/3 + boots
UV IndexLow — just a touch of sunscreen.
Cold water (13°C) — 4/3 + boots
Wind swell (7s) — expect bumpy, disorganised sets
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Glen Beach in Camps Bay is a semi-exposed beach break that has consistent waves through summer and early autumn. Offshore winds blow from the east with some shelter here from southeast winds. Surfable in an onshore breeze Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. Prevailing right breaking waves at the beach break. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of locals, and a couple of rocks.
