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↓13 km/h ENEOnshore
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 S≈ 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.Energy360 kJSolid
2nd Swell↓0.7m @ 11s 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.TideLow / Falling — Low in 39 min
Water17°C · 3/2
UV IndexLow — just a touch of sunscreen.
Recent rain — possible runoff, check water clarity
Tide turning in ~39 min — conditions will shift
Scope it 30+ min — read the sets, rips & entry Don't paddle out solo.
Braai first, check the cam after — priorities, ekse.
