Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 10AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 408 | 421 | 414 | 1072 | 769 | 924 | 971 | 951 | 918 | 2278 | 2103 | 1829 | 1799 | 1580 | 1553 | 1355 | 1355 | 1174 | 1063 | 1027 | 911 | 990 | 1053 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43AM1.79m | 4:00PM1.93m | 4:13AM1.78m | 4:29PM1.93m | 4:44AM1.74m | 5:00PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.05m | 10:11PM0.08m | 10:15AM0.06m | 10:41PM0.08m | 10:45AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 202 | 408 | 421 | 414 | 1072 | 638 | 603 | 971 | 951 | 744 | 2278 | 2103 | 1829 | 1799 | 1580 | 1553 | 1355 | 1355 | 1174 | 1063 | 1027 | 911 | 990 | 1053 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 389 | 202 | 164 | 136 | 134 | 104 | 80 | 561 | 624 | 918 | 76 | 78 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 353 | 279 | 205 | 119 | 128 | 100 | 71 | 89 | 75 | 78 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | — | NW 3 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 769 | 924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 135 | 0 | 19 | 69 | 124 | 201 | 69 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
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