Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 9PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 470 | 519 | 480 | 469 | 1155 | 1237 | 457 | 557 | 942 | 1569 | 1697 | 1509 | 1339 | 1126 | 1040 | 800 | 598 | 336 | 450 | 147 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.77m | 6:30AM1.49m | 6:55PM1.65m | 7:12AM1.36m | 7:37PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.19m | 00:35AM0.31m | 12:33PM0.32m | 1:18AM0.43m | 1:11PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 470 | 221 | 273 | 352 | 191 | 191 | 457 | 314 | 54 | 67 | 70 | 1509 | 1339 | 1126 | 1040 | 800 | 598 | 336 | 450 | 341 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 240 | 248 | 93 | 119 | 112 | 80 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 117 | 171 | 164 | 184 | 180 | 180 | 275 | 319 | 128 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 158 | 81 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 42 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 65 | 176 | 68 | 147 | 407 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 519 | 480 | 469 | 1155 | 1237 | 321 | 557 | 942 | 1569 | 1697 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 19 | 123 | 141 | 109 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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