Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 10PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1932 | 4343 | 4022 | 3502 | 1703 | 1483 | 1027 | 789 | 575 | 661 | 1452 | 1831 | 2099 | 2184 | 2192 | 2136 | 2217 | 2471 | 2221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:04AM1.72m | 2:35PM1.78m | 2:49AM1.81m | 3:15PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.30m | 8:25AM0.11m | 8:48PM0.16m | 9:05AM0.02m | 9:30PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1932 | 4343 | 4022 | 3502 | 1703 | 1483 | 1027 | 789 | 575 | 379 | 323 | 1831 | 2099 | 2184 | 2192 | 2136 | 2217 | 2471 | 2221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 691 | 135 | 69 | 93 | 66 | 45 | 27 | 20 | 289 | 661 | 1452 | 317 | 291 | 242 | 192 | 135 | 67 | 38 | 503 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 103 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 47 | 30 | — | 17 | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1354 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 437 | 530 | 613 | 629 | 674 | 780 | 1145 | 1667 | 1969 | 1693 | 1556 | 1465 | 1797 | 2060 | 2891 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 803 | 302 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 131 | 130 | 130 | 69 | 69 | 83 | 83 | 69 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Struisbaai surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest