Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 8AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1909 | 1609 | 1551 | 1190 | 1158 | 1158 | 1057 | 957 | 889 | 994 | 994 | 979 | 965 | 922 | 1155 | 1357 | 1387 | 1326 | 1152 | 1099 | 1265 | 1319 | 1933 | 3516 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:07AM1.84m | 4:28PM1.99m | 4:42AM1.78m | 5:02PM1.93m | 5:16AM1.68m | 5:35PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM-0.01m | 10:44PM0.05m | 10:49AM0.05m | 11:19PM0.13m | 11:20AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1909 | 541 | 553 | 505 | 1158 | 1158 | 1057 | 957 | 889 | 994 | 994 | 979 | 965 | 922 | 1155 | 1357 | 1387 | 1326 | 1152 | 1099 | 1265 | 1319 | 1933 | 3516 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 614 | 1609 | 1551 | 1190 | 388 | 287 | 235 | 194 | 189 | 185 | 146 | 142 | 142 | 115 | 112 | 167 | 138 | 112 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 71 | 41 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | SW 12 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 57 | 99 | — | — | — | 3 | 23 | — | — | 49 | 33 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WNW 3 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 123 | 498 | 456 | 220 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 12 | — | 2 | 50 | 71 | 116 | 176 | 264 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 122 | 84 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 63 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 122 | 19 |
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