Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 902 | 808 | 595 | 475 | 590 | 1550 | 1956 | 3455 | 3850 | 3619 | 3288 | 2722 | 2326 | 2119 | 1704 | 1493 | 1215 | 1021 | 905 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:25PM2.00m | 3:42AM1.83m | 3:57PM1.99m | 4:13AM1.79m | 4:26PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM-0.01m | 9:47AM0.02m | 10:13PM0.02m | 10:16AM0.08m | 10:42PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 902 | 808 | 595 | 475 | 524 | 1550 | 1956 | 3455 | 3850 | 3619 | 3288 | 2722 | 2326 | 2119 | 1704 | 1493 | 1215 | 1021 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 37 | 128 | 114 | 590 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | E 11 | SW 14 | E 11 | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 77 | 37 | 206 | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 263 | 226 | 177 | 164 | 179 | 255 | 395 | 557 | 800 | 1318 | 1299 | 1660 | 2251 | 2883 | 3072 | 3354 | 2947 | 2587 | 2285 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 185 | 182 | 69 | 130 | 69 | 182 | 201 | 201 | 179 | 177 | 135 | 131 | 130 | 69 | 69 | 96 | 69 | 69 |
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