Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 12PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1355 | 1174 | 1063 | 1027 | 1106 | 763 | 1317 | 1622 | 1971 | 2407 | 2975 | 3314 | 3846 | 4166 | 4401 | 4292 | 4063 | 3697 | 3555 | 3201 | 2914 | 2601 | 2310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.89m | 5:17AM1.66m | 5:34PM1.79m | 5:54AM1.55m | 6:12PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.10m | 11:14PM0.13m | 11:17AM0.19m | 11:50PM0.23m | 11:53AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1355 | 1174 | 1063 | 1027 | 1106 | 763 | 1317 | 1622 | 1971 | 2407 | 2975 | 3314 | 3846 | 4166 | 4401 | 4292 | 4063 | 3697 | 3555 | 3201 | 2914 | 2601 | 2310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 353 | 36 | 35 | 51 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 154 | 124 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 156 | 109 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 124 | 69 | 69 | 63 |
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