Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 1PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1971 | 2618 | 2975 | 3475 | 4179 | 4408 | 4649 | 4356 | 4022 | 3753 | 3385 | 3250 | 2887 | 2740 | 2522 | 1648 | 1362 | 1066 | 1774 | 1998 | 1676 | 1510 | 1473 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.79m | 5:54AM1.55m | 6:12PM1.65m | 6:39AM1.40m | 7:02PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.19m | 11:50PM0.23m | 11:53AM0.32m | 00:32AM0.37m | 12:37PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1971 | 2618 | 2975 | 3475 | 4179 | 4408 | 4649 | 4356 | 4022 | 3753 | 3385 | 3250 | 2887 | 2740 | 2522 | 1648 | 1362 | 1066 | 809 | 668 | 534 | 451 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 145 | 154 | 113 | — | — | — | 451 | 347 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 62 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | 102 | 440 | 1774 | 1998 | 1676 | 1510 | 1473 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 109 | 116 | 116 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 124 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 177 | 303 | 455 | 775 | 873 |
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