Cross/offshore wind (7 km/h) — mostly clean, small or weak swell (1.3m @ 6s), tide is on.
Swell
Wind
Wind 7 km/h NNE Swell SW— Spot faces W
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↓7 km/h NNECross/Offshore
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↓1.3m @ 6s SW≈ 3ft 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.Energy25 kJ
Swell shadow · 28 kJ offshore
Tiny
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 / Rising — High in 2h 59m
Water14°C · 4/3 + boots
UV IndexLow — just a touch of sunscreen.
Cold water (14°C) — 4/3 + boots
Wind swell (6s) — expect bumpy, disorganised sets
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