Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 647 | 568 | 488 | 396 | 389 | 450 | 186 | 437 | 424 | 386 | 435 | 435 | 383 | 304 | 298 | 287 | 254 | 220 | 159 | 355 | 448 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:38PM1.26m | 00:42AM1.30m | 1:09PM1.42m | 1:16AM1.44m | 1:36PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.67m | 6:59AM0.52m | 7:21PM0.51m | 7:27AM0.38m | 7:49PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 647 | 568 | 488 | 396 | 389 | 450 | 179 | 437 | 424 | 195 | 209 | 191 | 168 | 304 | 298 | 287 | 195 | 200 | 200 | 132 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 57 | 87 | 125 | 214 | 214 | 222 | 186 | 91 | 91 | 386 | 435 | 435 | 383 | 138 | 138 | 145 | 254 | 220 | 159 | 14 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 11 | S 15 | SSE 7 | W 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | W 9 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 248 | 231 | 133 | — | — | 90 | 4 | 17 | 50 | 16 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 140 | 140 | 61 | 120 | 133 | 163 | 239 | 206 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 355 | 448 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 83 | 63 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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