Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 11PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1362 | 1329 | 1289 | 1126 | 948 | 933 | 880 | 747 | 734 | 671 | 494 | 570 | 763 | 1994 | 2268 | 2309 | 2318 | 2032 | 1918 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.74m | 2:16AM1.69m | 2:30PM1.87m | 2:46AM1.78m | 2:59PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.21m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.09m | 8:48AM0.07m | 9:13PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1362 | 1329 | 1289 | 1126 | 948 | 933 | 880 | 747 | 734 | 671 | 494 | 570 | 503 | 1994 | 2268 | 2309 | 2318 | 2032 | 1918 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 262 | 240 | 215 | 234 | 202 | 173 | 147 | 120 | 94 | 436 | 763 | 34 | 23 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 9 | ESE 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | — | 29 | 26 | 248 | 91 | 44 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 269 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 45 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 63 | 63 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 131 | 175 | 124 | 69 | 69 |
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