Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 677 | 656 | 656 | 476 | 433 | 683 | 648 | 553 | 503 | 375 | 368 | 258 | 244 | 305 | 773 | 1761 | 2453 | 2469 | 2449 | 3331 | 4990 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.74m | 6:20AM1.50m | 6:42PM1.65m | 7:06AM1.39m | 7:31PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.23m | 00:19AM0.30m | 12:19PM0.32m | 1:03AM0.39m | 1:03PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 718 | 652 | 555 | 545 | 545 | 683 | 648 | 553 | 503 | 375 | 368 | 302 | 250 | 245 | 773 | 1761 | 2453 | 2469 | 2449 | 3331 | 4990 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 677 | 656 | 656 | 476 | 433 | 478 | 469 | 469 | 400 | 392 | 318 | 258 | 244 | 204 | 245 | 240 | 196 | 196 | 163 | 133 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | S 19 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 142 | 186 | 253 | 367 | 309 | 288 | 288 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 65 | 83 | 171 | 305 | 138 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 185 | 481 | 392 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 201 | 132 | 19 |
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