Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 2PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5081 | 4374 | 3922 | 3627 | 3368 | 3385 | 3452 | 3619 | 3677 | 3949 | 4302 | 4890 | 5036 | 4692 | 4191 | 3893 | 3199 | 2824 | 2931 | 3963 | 6026 | 6314 | 5841 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09AM1.26m | 8:43PM1.42m | 9:49AM1.19m | 10:26PM1.37m | 11:41AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.58m | 3:26AM0.56m | 3:45PM0.67m | 5:17AM0.54m | 5:43PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5081 | 4374 | 3922 | 3627 | 3368 | 3385 | 3452 | 3619 | 3677 | 3949 | 4302 | 4890 | 5036 | 4692 | 4191 | 3893 | 3199 | 2824 | 2931 | 3963 | 6026 | 6314 | 5841 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 13 | 15 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 16 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 85 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 116 | 83 | 131 | 124 | 83 | 83 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 116 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 122 | 201 | 279 | 454 |
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