Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stillbaai today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stillbaai at 3PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Stillbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 1048 | 1467 | 2054 | 2102 | 2178 | 2671 | 2424 | 4531 | 3208 | 2830 | 2392 | 2166 | 2269 | 2130 | 2195 | 2231 | 2560 | 3178 | 3919 | 4022 | 3715 | 3566 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.71m | 8:17AM1.41m | 8:55PM1.57m | 9:58AM1.31m | 10:45PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.48m | 2:12AM0.55m | 2:18PM0.63m | 3:38AM0.66m | 3:57PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 245 | 1048 | 1467 | 2054 | 2102 | 2178 | 2671 | 2424 | 3005 | 3208 | 2830 | 2392 | 2166 | 2269 | 2130 | 2195 | 2231 | 2560 | 3178 | 3919 | 4022 | 3715 | 3566 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 377 | 245 | 245 | 209 | 200 | 163 | 160 | 128 | 120 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 85 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 150 | 115 | 88 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4531 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 27 | 50 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 2 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 129 | 131 | 93 | 68 | 131 | 131 | 93 | 0 |
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