Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 12PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1430 | 1170 | 900 | 2109 | 2041 | 2039 | 2141 | 2249 | 2147 | 1760 | 656 | 438 | 794 | 765 | 101 | 113 | 211 | 294 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 280 | 1019 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.48m | 7:45AM1.24m | 8:23PM1.32m | 9:49AM1.17m | 10:36PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.48m | 1:31AM0.52m | 1:45PM0.64m | 3:14AM0.63m | 4:01PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1430 | 1170 | 900 | 668 | 466 | 426 | 353 | 269 | 265 | 247 | 656 | 438 | 200 | 133 | 81 | 113 | 211 | 294 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 263 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 23 |
| kJ | 184 | 217 | — | 6 | — | — | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 193 | 204 | 64 | 71 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 82 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 1019 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 26 | SW 24 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 38 | 58 | 87 | 51 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 65 | 280 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 79 | 823 | 2109 | 2041 | 2039 | 2141 | 2249 | 2147 | 1760 | 974 | 906 | 794 | 765 | 701 | 627 | 528 | 484 | 431 | 360 | 340 | 431 | 597 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 63 | 96 | 264 | 873 | 320 | 908 | 1566 | 1446 | 1433 | 1433 | 3756 | 372 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 69 | 177 | 177 | 180 | 177 | 179 | 177 |
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