Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 394 | 388 | 444 | 585 | 754 | 1039 | 1764 | 2648 | 2506 | 2193 | 1783 | 1756 | 1846 | 1789 | 1154 | 1243 | 1064 | 902 | 756 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.85m | 2:34AM1.79m | 2:53PM1.96m | 3:09AM1.83m | 3:25PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.13m | 8:35PM0.10m | 8:44AM0.04m | 9:10PM0.02m | 9:16AM0.01m | 9:43PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 400 | 394 | 388 | 444 | 585 | 754 | 782 | 1764 | 2648 | 2506 | 2193 | 1783 | 1756 | 1846 | 1789 | 1154 | 1243 | 1064 | 902 | 756 | 475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 120 | 119 | 127 | 106 | 103 | 82 | 1039 | 698 | 83 | 80 | 60 | 58 | 42 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 334 | 79 | 81 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 167 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 244 | 295 | 305 | 342 | 337 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 175 | 70 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 175 | 124 | 19 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 130 | 513 | 264 | 185 | 69 |
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