
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Stillbaai today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Stillbaai at 11AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Stillbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1759 | 1568 | 1319 | 1037 | 946 | 796 | 629 | 599 | 528 | 471 | 409 | 314 | 309 | 303 | 237 | 233 | 250 | 238 | 437 | 424 | 367 | 309 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:07PM1.20m | 00:19AM1.27m | 1:00PM1.38m | 1:05AM1.44m | 1:30PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.93m | 6:27PM0.93m | 6:48AM0.77m | 7:13PM0.76m | 7:21AM0.60m | 7:41PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
1759 | 1568 | 1319 | 1037 | 946 | 796 | 629 | 599 | 528 | 471 | 409 | 314 | 309 | 303 | 237 | 233 | 250 | 238 | 214 | 234 | 240 | 207 | 183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
161 | 134 | 137 | 112 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 90 | — | 91 | 87 | 146 | 186 | 186 | 198 | 194 | 437 | 424 | 367 | 309 | 303 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 183 | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 144 | 78 | 129 | 175 | 213 | — | — | 311 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 146 | 131 | 111 | 93 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 93 | 189 | 212 | 240 | 131 | 111 | 111 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 53 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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