Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SE 8 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 254 | 220 | 159 | 132 | 408 | 122 | 153 | 540 | 1014 | 1435 | 1362 | 1329 | 1180 | 1126 | 948 | 933 | 822 | 747 | 683 | 683 | 666 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.59m | 1:46AM1.58m | 2:03PM1.74m | 2:16AM1.69m | 2:30PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.35m | 7:53AM0.25m | 8:16PM0.21m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 6 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 254 | 169 | 159 | 132 | 129 | 120 | 100 | 540 | 1014 | 1435 | 1362 | 1329 | 1180 | 1126 | 948 | 933 | 822 | 747 | 683 | 683 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | S 18 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 131 | 220 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 122 | 153 | 100 | 100 | — | — | 43 | 151 | 258 | 266 | 240 | 202 | 173 | 143 | 112 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 7 | 100 | 16 | — | — | — | 81 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 26 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 256 | 331 | 408 | 309 | 403 | 401 | 352 | 330 | 339 | 293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 70 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 70 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
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