Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2186 | 1248 | 1786 | 1595 | 1538 | 1597 | 1546 | 828 | 642 | 550 | 452 | 444 | 427 | 339 | 265 | 274 | 274 | 255 | 186 | 154 | 122 | 120 | 115 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:55PM1.45m | 1:10AM1.66m | 1:53PM1.59m | 2:06AM1.76m | 2:43PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.33m | 6:55PM0.44m | 7:40AM0.21m | 7:58PM0.32m | 8:32AM0.10m | 8:52PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2186 | 1248 | 1786 | 1595 | 1538 | 1597 | 1546 | 828 | 642 | 550 | 452 | 444 | 427 | 339 | 194 | 185 | 173 | 178 | 181 | 186 | 226 | 243 | 195 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 796 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 87 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 89 | 85 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 265 | 274 | 274 | 255 | 186 | 154 | 122 | 120 | 115 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 12 | — | — | W 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 100 | — | — | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 25 | 36 | 34 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 50 | 41 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | 203 | 245 | 380 | 353 | 277 | 251 | 211 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 130 | 131 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 19 |
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