Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 812 | 718 | 838 | 1349 | 1411 | 1872 | 2039 | 6033 | 2716 | 3293 | 4306 | 8051 | 7826 | 7410 | 6377 | 5688 | 5688 | 5605 | 5726 | 5922 | 5684 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:40AM1.37m | 00:07AM1.38m | 12:36PM1.56m | 00:59AM1.52m | 1:18PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.54m | 6:23AM0.43m | 6:59PM0.36m | 7:08AM0.30m | 7:39PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 393 | 421 | 838 | 1349 | 1411 | 281 | 251 | 217 | 2716 | 3293 | 4306 | 8051 | 7826 | 7410 | 6377 | 5688 | 5688 | 5605 | 5726 | 5922 | 5684 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SW 16 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 812 | 718 | 430 | 372 | 318 | — | 560 | — | 175 | 142 | 145 | 186 | 200 | 198 | 194 | 158 | 122 | 117 | 116 | 2968 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 198 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1872 | 2039 | 6033 | 1504 | 1874 | 1495 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 159 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 151 | 626 | 772 | 897 | 279 | 131 | 84 | 84 | 19 | 19 | 83 | 165 | 124 | 70 | 63 |
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