Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 10PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s 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 (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1511 | 1319 | 1010 | 967 | 947 | 967 | 849 | 804 | 684 | 635 | 576 | 576 | 698 | 809 | 1828 | 2441 | 3148 | 4354 | 4307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:54PM1.84m | 4:15AM1.69m | 4:23PM1.74m | 4:44AM1.60m | 4:51PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.12m | 10:14AM0.24m | 10:35PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 1319 | 1010 | 967 | 947 | 967 | 849 | 804 | 684 | 635 | 576 | 576 | 698 | 809 | 1828 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 44 | 63 | 61 | 80 | 76 | 37 | 72 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 47 | 68 | 304 | 45 | 43 | 27 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | — | — | 23 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1511 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2441 | 3148 | 4354 | 4307 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 164 | 156 | 123 | 123 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 164 | 164 |
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