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2.8m @ 10s.

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Wind 11 km/h NE Swell SSW — Spot faces SE
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 11 km/h NE Cross-shore
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 2.8m @ 10s SSW≈ 6ft face
Size and period smashed into one number — the real 'is it worth it?' gauge, ekse.< 40 kJ basically flat40–100 small100–180 fun180–450 solid — punchy450+ 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.Energy 362 kJ Solid
2nd Swell 0.8m @ 10s SE
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.Tide Mid / Rising — High in 2h 44m
Water 17°C · 3/2
UV Index Low — just a touch of sunscreen.
Scope it 30+ min — read the sets, rips & entry
Don't paddle out solo.
Good enough to surf, not good enough to skip work for. Your call, china.
Board Funboard or Fish — shortboard just in case
Best window today: 8:00 am
7:16 am 5:36 pm
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Surf Spot Details

Break:
Point
Skill Level:
Advanced
Best Tide:
Low Tide
Sharky:
Very
Best Season:
Autumn, Winter, Spring
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