Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1265 | 913 | 748 | 672 | 546 | 546 | 494 | 450 | 593 | 1321 | 814 | 969 | 1037 | 1021 | 974 | 959 | 959 | 974 | 888 | 888 | 874 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.26m | 7:18AM1.27m | 7:26PM1.17m | 8:37AM1.25m | 9:02PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.58m | 1:28PM0.74m | 1:47AM0.65m | 3:03PM0.75m | 3:12AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | 7:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1265 | 913 | 748 | 672 | 546 | 546 | 494 | 450 | 593 | 1321 | 814 | 969 | 1037 | 1021 | 974 | 959 | 959 | 974 | 888 | 888 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 13 | 41 | 92 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 82 | 14 | 82 | 82 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 8 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 86 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 153 | — | 296 | 226 | 222 | 201 | 238 | 255 | 291 | 314 | 324 | 453 | 727 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 96 | 444 | 264 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 135 | 130 | 302 | 2794 | 135 | 135 | 130 | 69 |
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