Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 1AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1308 | 1308 | 1308 | 1182 | 996 | 996 | 905 | 905 | 821 | 821 | 755 | 673 | 653 | 546 | 479 | 416 | 367 | 309 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.69m | 3:38AM1.69m | 4:02PM1.76m | 4:07AM1.70m | 4:31PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.29m | 9:50AM0.14m | 10:09PM0.25m | 10:17AM0.11m | 10:39PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1308 | 1308 | 1308 | 1182 | 996 | 996 | 905 | 905 | 821 | 821 | 755 | 673 | 653 | 546 | 479 | 416 | 367 | 309 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 272 | 328 | 312 | 340 | 340 | 321 | 279 | 240 | 248 | 322 | 466 | 654 | 708 | 687 | 632 | 686 | 829 | 848 | 888 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 63 |
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