Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 469 | 787 | 657 | 604 | 506 | 1259 | 1322 | 1246 | 2200 | 2005 | 2021 | 1990 | 1850 | 1614 | 1361 | 1338 | 1215 | 1044 | 1026 | 559 | 505 | 663 | 2509 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.11m | 00:19AM1.21m | 1:09PM1.25m | 1:10AM1.34m | 1:43PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.75m | 6:23PM0.80m | 6:59AM0.62m | 7:17PM0.67m | 7:35AM0.49m | 7:51PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 396 | 469 | 787 | 657 | 604 | 506 | 1259 | 1322 | 1246 | 2200 | 2005 | 2021 | 1990 | 1850 | 1614 | 1361 | 1338 | 1215 | 1044 | 1026 | 559 | 505 | 604 | 2509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 8 | WSW 11 | E 8 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | W 11 |
| kJ | 366 | 291 | 214 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 115 | 305 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 107 | 316 | 390 | 663 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 4 | — | E 8 | SW 17 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 118 | 210 | 3 | — | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 239 | 407 | 297 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WSW 11 | W 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 478 | 104 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 92 | 100 | 122 | 151 | 92 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 124 | 124 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
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