Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3009 | 3208 | 2898 | 2310 | 2903 | 2724 | 2633 | 2035 | 1619 | 1468 | 1352 | 630 | 620 | 559 | 683 | 660 | 754 | 828 | 730 | 429 | 365 | 363 | 357 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.47m | 2:11PM1.55m | 2:16AM1.58m | 2:39PM1.68m | 2:45AM1.68m | 3:05PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.35m | 8:20PM0.40m | 8:30AM0.24m | 8:47PM0.28m | 8:55AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3009 | 3208 | 2898 | 2310 | 2903 | 2724 | 2633 | 2035 | 1619 | 1468 | 1352 | 630 | 559 | 559 | 683 | 660 | 754 | 828 | 698 | 522 | 482 | 393 | 412 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 116 | — | 295 | 468 | 279 | 377 | 199 | 270 | 206 | 269 | 432 | 488 | 620 | 403 | 292 | 210 | 213 | 167 | 730 | 429 | 363 | 363 | 357 | 300 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | WSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 302 | 288 | 446 | 547 | 547 | 547 | 527 | 316 | 296 | 130 | — | 203 | 305 | 365 | 353 | 193 | 186 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 49 | 138 | 180 | 266 | 460 | 570 | 742 | 784 | 961 | 1086 | 912 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 28 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 19 | 19 | 69 | 131 | 182 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 135 | 135 | 130 | 126 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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