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Plettenberg Wedge

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
🦈Sharks🌀Strong rips
3-Day Forecast
Tue
17
61
Fair
1.7m
@11s
8km/h
Wed
18
57
Fair
1.6m
@10s
5km/h
Thu
19
64
Fair
1.8m
@12s
5km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.7m
SSW(195°)
Score: 19/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 8/25
Wind
8km/h
SE(145°)
Score: 13/25
Weather
23°C
0.0mm95%
Windswell Component
0.3mESE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.6mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:26 am
High tide - 0.52m
8:33 am
Low tide - -1.01m
2:38 pm
High tide - 0.53m
8:41 pm
Low tide - -1.10m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

61
Fair
Components
Swell Direction21/25
Swell Size19/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind13/25
Raw Score61/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score61

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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