Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 3PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6199 | 5525 | 5688 | 5605 | 5538 | 5922 | 5889 | 6102 | 5659 | 4951 | 4310 | 3725 | 2967 | 2618 | 4577 | 5242 | 5087 | 4755 | 5064 | 3891 | 3035 | 2587 | 2262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.72m | 1:39AM1.64m | 1:53PM1.84m | 2:14AM1.72m | 2:25PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.30m | 7:39PM0.21m | 7:45AM0.20m | 8:14PM0.10m | 8:18AM0.13m | 8:45PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 6199 | 5525 | 5688 | 5605 | 5538 | 5922 | 5889 | 6102 | 5659 | 4951 | 4310 | 3725 | 2967 | 2618 | 125 | 123 | 5087 | 4755 | 4398 | 3891 | 3035 | 2587 | 2262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 198 | 158 | 154 | 122 | 120 | 121 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 164 | 171 | 167 | 202 | 164 | — | — | 94 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 121 | 156 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 7 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 316 | 4577 | 5242 | — | — | 5064 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 124 | 124 | 175 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 84 | 155 | 164 | 164 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 19 | 19 | 122 | 155 | 124 | 69 | 69 |
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