Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 582 | 1256 | 1405 | 1508 | 1567 | 1384 | 1126 | 890 | 725 | 328 | 246 | 156 | 407 | 487 | 1488 | 2250 | 2647 | 2847 | 2802 | 2574 | 2235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.65m | 7:12AM1.36m | 7:37PM1.51m | 8:02AM1.23m | 8:28PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.32m | 1:18AM0.43m | 1:11PM0.47m | 2:05AM0.54m | 1:56PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 349 | 67 | 68 | 117 | 1567 | 1384 | 1126 | 890 | 725 | 328 | 246 | 341 | 386 | 380 | 1488 | 2250 | 2647 | 2847 | 2802 | 2574 | 2235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 154 | 180 | 270 | 270 | 156 | 145 | 487 | 335 | 329 | 302 | 251 | 226 | 222 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 179 | 169 | 129 | 407 | 108 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 582 | 1256 | 1405 | 1508 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 151 | 141 | 92 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 63 | 124 | 69 | 63 |
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