Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 6AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1384 | 1306 | 1286 | 1188 | 1435 | 1525 | 2089 | 3151 | 3559 | 3219 | 2904 | 2651 | 2477 | 2310 | 2149 | 1995 | 2067 | 2197 | 2278 | 2138 | 2596 | 2859 | 2622 | 2507 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:16AM1.68m | 5:35PM1.82m | 5:49AM1.56m | 6:06PM1.67m | 6:22AM1.42m | 6:38PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.13m | 11:20AM0.16m | 11:51PM0.24m | 11:49AM0.29m | 00:23AM0.38m | 12:19PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1384 | 1306 | 1286 | 1188 | 1435 | 1525 | 2089 | 3151 | 3559 | 3219 | 2904 | 2651 | 2477 | 2310 | 2149 | 1995 | 2067 | 2197 | 2278 | 2138 | 2596 | 2859 | 2622 | 2507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 112 | 89 | 68 | 74 | 44 | 28 | 76 | 76 | 104 | 98 | 85 | 83 | 87 | 96 | 108 | 110 | 110 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 52 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 50 | 27 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 112 | — | — | 110 | 106 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 29 | 57 | 108 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 132 | 92 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 175 | 69 | 69 |
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