Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2597 | 2436 | 2665 | 2577 | 2576 | 2570 | 2283 | 2142 | 1860 | 1731 | 1513 | 1488 | 1291 | 1269 | 1054 | 882 | 866 | 807 | 807 | 806 | 1192 | 939 | 1878 | 3221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.12m | 8:16PM1.08m | 10:17AM1.14m | 10:45PM1.11m | 11:35AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.71m | 1:54PM0.85m | 3:06AM0.77m | 4:49PM0.82m | 5:04AM0.70m | 5:58PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2597 | 2436 | 2665 | 2577 | 2576 | 2570 | 2283 | 2142 | 1860 | 1731 | 1513 | 1488 | 1291 | 1269 | 1054 | 882 | 866 | 807 | 807 | 806 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 123 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 65 | 66 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1192 | 939 | 1878 | 3221 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 175 | 124 | 19 | 92 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 122 | 92 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 19 | 19 | 123 |
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