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Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
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Struisbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 | |
3566 | 3717 | 3436 | 3436 | 3041 | 2800 | 2496 | 2111 | 1665 | 1451 | 1255 | 1160 | 990 | 1333 | 1189 | 1411 | 3308 | 6072 | 7156 | 6934 | 7073 | 6954 | 15563 | 11633 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.25m | 7:52AM1.18m | 9:08PM1.25m | 9:34AM1.17m | 10:28PM1.34m | 10:58AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.75m | 2:18PM0.64m | 3:30AM0.73m | 3:46PM0.63m | 4:55AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
3566 | 3717 | 3436 | 3436 | 3041 | 2800 | 2496 | 2111 | 1665 | 1451 | 1255 | 1160 | 990 | 739 | 600 | 437 | 308 | 198 | 168 | 94 | 5660 | 52 | 64 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 |
1677 | 1428 | 1389 | 1244 | 1227 | 1095 | 975 | 961 | 765 | 651 | 517 | 147 | 560 | — | 629 | 447 | 21 | 21 | — | 46 | 71 | 44 | — | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — |
208 | 287 | 264 | — | — | — | 390 | 410 | — | — | 517 | 517 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 146 | 200 | — | 295 | 1333 | 1189 | 1411 | 3308 | 6072 | 7156 | 6934 | 7073 | 6954 | 15563 | 11633 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 92 | 264 | 92 | 63 | 19 | 159 | 92 | 319 | 319 | 1058 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 226 | 920 | 881 | 869 |
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