Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 12AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5273 | 5414 | 2096 | 1749 | 1417 | 1037 | 949 | 934 | 2189 | 809 | 792 | 792 | 897 | 1642 | 2859 | 2408 | 2146 | 2146 | 2110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.47m | 5:45AM1.36m | 5:52PM1.33m | 6:28AM1.23m | 6:35PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.46m | 11:41AM0.60m | 00:06AM0.59m | 12:23PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 2096 | 1749 | 1417 | 778 | 688 | 812 | 23 | 511 | 792 | 792 | 897 | 1642 | 2859 | 2408 | 2146 | 2146 | 2110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 10 | W 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 33 | 1423 | 1005 | 857 | 1037 | 865 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 400 | 125 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5273 | 5414 | 1902 | — | — | — | 949 | 934 | 2189 | 809 | 753 | 736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 109 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 164 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 100 | 96 | 175 | 124 | 314 | 69 | 131 |
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