Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 321 | 410 | 353 | 295 | 325 | 418 | 363 | 273 | 603 | 506 | 499 | 350 | 398 | 345 | 335 | 355 | 277 | 234 | 209 | 175 | 172 | 270 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.79m | 4:35PM1.91m | 4:59AM1.69m | 5:13PM1.78m | 5:39AM1.56m | 5:56PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.10m | 10:51PM0.08m | 10:58AM0.21m | 11:30PM0.21m | 11:39AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 339 | 321 | 410 | 353 | 284 | 261 | 184 | 363 | 273 | 603 | 506 | 499 | 350 | 398 | 345 | 265 | 1029 | 1330 | 1047 | 865 | 802 | 716 | 563 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 294 | 215 | 154 | 166 | 295 | 325 | 418 | 119 | 206 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 82 | 335 | 355 | 224 | 183 | 209 | 175 | 172 | 167 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 64 | 103 | 187 | 221 | 103 | 23 | — | 76 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 286 | 277 | 234 | 181 | 161 | 97 | 75 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 178 | 293 | 404 | 511 | 523 | 600 | 783 | 1401 | 1601 | 1520 | 1494 | 1271 | 1224 | 1279 | 985 | — | — | 31 | 62 | 50 | 162 | 270 | 182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 130 | 130 | 126 | 126 | 130 | 130 | 135 | 83 | 69 | 83 | 70 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 141 | 122 | 0 |
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