SMS Swell Reports for the SA Coast
Get SMS Swell Reports for the next 4 days - we offer daily updates
Simply SMS the following KEYword to 35010 @R3
(Works for all networks. No free minutes. All errors billed.
The request SMS is composed of the Area code PLUS the letter S for Swell.
| Daily SWELL SMS forecast | ||
| EBS =Elands Bay | CTS =Cape Town | |
| MBS =Mossel Bay | JBS =Jeffreys Bay | ELS =East London |
| DBNS =Durban | SCS =South Coast | NCS =North Coast |
| Updated as conditions evolve around 2am 8am 2pm 8pm | ||
SWELL FORECAST EXPLAINED
First we give the Swell and then the Wind info.
Swell Info
a) Swell direction,
b) the period of the swell in seconds
- the shorter the period, the more it is a short wind chop
9 secs and less = wind chop = choppy small surf
- the longer the period, the more it becomes a ground swell which generates good surf
10 - 13 secs = ground swell plus 2+ Metre = good surf
14 secs and greater = great ground swell plus 3+ Metre = great pumping surf
Wind Info
a) Wind direction
b) speed in knots (kph = knots x 1.85 or roughly x2)
SMS Example
| CT Swell & Wind 28Sep 8pm SW 3.2m 16s SE 9kts 29Sep SW 3.2m 13s SE 10kts 30Sep SW 2.7m 11s WNW 8kts 1Oct SW 2.5m 10s SSW 12kts |
| DBN Swell & Wind 28Sep 8pm E 2.1m 8s N 11kts 29Sep E 2.1m 8s ENE 10kts 30Sep E 1.9m 8s ENE 13kts 1Oct E 1.6m 8s SSE 13kts |
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