Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 10PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s 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 (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1025 | 608 | 1493 | 1365 | 1714 | 1697 | 2235 | 1775 | 2785 | 3380 | 11022 | 9884 | 8594 | 6486 | 5358 | 4823 | 4168 | 3519 | 2774 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.27m | 10:51AM1.11m | 11:11PM1.24m | 12:21PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.73m | 4:32AM0.69m | 4:42PM0.79m | 6:06AM0.65m | 6:23PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1025 | 608 | 439 | 353 | 298 | 1697 | 2235 | 1775 | 2386 | 2770 | 11022 | 9884 | 8594 | 6486 | 5358 | 4823 | 4168 | 3519 | 2774 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | WNW 8 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 198 | 549 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 147 | 103 | 99 | 790 | 3380 | 56 | 69 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | — | ESE 12 | SW 21 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 138 | 138 | 47 | 149 | 6 | — | 103 | 116 | 99 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | — | S 5 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 134 | 228 | 1493 | 1365 | 1714 | 345 | — | 34 | 2785 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 164 | 164 | 84 | 83 | 19 | 83 | 92 | 19 | 122 | 124 | 69 | 126 | 63 | 63 | 126 | 63 | 63 | 70 |
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