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Level 6/10

Plettenberg Wedge

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
🦈Sharks🌀Strong rips
10-Day Forecast
Today
21
51
Fair
1.3m
@10s
9km/h
Mon
22
74
Good
1.6m
@12s
6km/h
Tue
23
77
Good
2.0m
@11s
6km/h
Wed
24
27
Poor
3.4m
@11s
7km/h
Thu
25
38
Poor
3.3m
@11s
6km/h
Fri
26
61
Fair
3.5m
@13s
6km/h
Sat
27
61
Fair
2.5m
@11s
6km/h
Sun
28
40
Poor
5.7m
@13s
11km/h
Mon
29
34
Poor
5.2m
@12s
7km/h
Tue
30
4
Poor
0.0m
@11s
3km/h

Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
1.3m
SSW(212°)
Score: 12/25
Period
10s
Medium period swell
Score: 6/25
Wind
9km/h
N(350°)
Score: 16/25
Weather
22°C
0.0mm17%
Secondary Swell
0.7mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 17 km/h NNW|PM: 5 km/h NNW
5 km/h vs 17 km/h morning
Low tide at 1pm (-0.8m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:54 am
Low tide - -0.74m
7:53 am
High tide - 0.07m
1:54 pm
Low tide - -0.76m
8:34 pm
High tide - 0.24m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

51
Fair
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size12/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind16/25
Raw Score51/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score51
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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

6/10

Crowd level

3/10

👥 Winter Break (Jun 27Jul 13) — expect extra crowds

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Getting There

Airport
PLZ
Drive time
120 min
Data quality
community

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