Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 8PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). 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 (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4493 | 4890 | 5036 | 4899 | 4191 | 3555 | 3050 | 2824 | 2504 | 4435 | 6335 | 6083 | 5262 | 4418 | 3785 | 3701 | 2489 | 3563 | 3288 | 2924 | 1977 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.19m | 10:26PM1.37m | 11:41AM1.26m | 00:04AM1.45m | 12:57PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.67m | 5:17AM0.54m | 5:43PM0.62m | 6:42AM0.41m | 7:05PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4493 | 4890 | 5036 | 4899 | 4191 | 3555 | 3050 | 2824 | 2504 | 4435 | 6335 | 6083 | 5262 | 4418 | 3785 | 3701 | 2489 | 38 | 3288 | 2924 | 1977 |
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 29 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | — | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SW 12 | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 289 | 3563 | — | — | 226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 63 | 122 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 175 | 124 | 185 | 131 | 201 | 203 | 314 | 1317 | 1317 | 1317 | 201 |
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