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Plettenberg Wedge

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
🦈Sharks🌀Strong rips
3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
81
Firing
2.4m
@14s
6km/h
Fri
1
77
Good
3.3m
@14s
11km/h
Sat
2
57
Fair
3.3m
@13s
7km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.4m
S(181°)
Score: 18/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
6km/h
WSW(258°)
Score: 25/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm100%
Windswell Component
0.1mW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.6mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 7 km/h NNW|PM: 5 km/h SSE
Lighter winds later (5 km/h)
Mid tide at 2pm (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:17 am
High tide - 0.43m
8:33 am
Low tide - -1.13m
2:38 pm
High tide - 0.36m
8:37 pm
Low tide - -1.04m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

81
Firing
Components
Swell Direction13/25
Swell Size18/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind25/25
Raw Score81/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score81

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°

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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