Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1014 | 2385 | 2069 | 2035 | 1769 | 1553 | 1553 | 1355 | 1355 | 1174 | 1063 | 1027 | 966 | 721 | 1317 | 1535 | 1839 | 2483 | 2873 | 3314 | 3789 | 4595 | 4910 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.93m | 4:44AM1.74m | 5:00PM1.89m | 5:17AM1.66m | 5:34PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.06m | 10:41PM0.08m | 10:45AM0.10m | 11:14PM0.13m | 11:17AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 727 | 2385 | 2069 | 2035 | 1769 | 1553 | 1553 | 1355 | 1355 | 1174 | 1063 | 1027 | 966 | 721 | 1317 | 1535 | 1839 | 2483 | 2873 | 3314 | 3789 | 4595 | 4910 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | WSW 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1014 | 78 | 82 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 58 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 353 | 36 | 35 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 69 | 69 | 201 | 201 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 124 | 63 | 63 |
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