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Level 5/10

Plettenberg Wedge

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
🦈Sharks🌀Strong rips
3-Day Forecast
Today
15
56
Fair
1.4m
@11s
7km/h
Mon
16
61
Fair
1.5m
@11s
7km/h
Tue
17
59
Fair
1.6m
@10s
8km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.4m
SSW(211°)
Score: 14/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 8/25
Wind
7km/h
SSE(156°)
Score: 17/25
Weather
26°C
0.0mm12%
Secondary Swell
0.8mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:30 am
High tide - 0.18m
7:35 am
Low tide - -0.68m
1:34 pm
High tide - 0.25m
7:43 pm
Low tide - -0.80m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

56
Fair
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size14/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind17/25
Raw Score56/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score56

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Direction range
180° - 220°
Size range
0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Offshore range
250° - 290°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

18°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Bottom

Sand

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Getting There

Airport
PLZ
Drive time
120 min
Data quality
community

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