Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 6AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1860 | 1632 | 1702 | 1488 | 1374 | 1269 | 1054 | 947 | 866 | 743 | 743 | 729 | 1047 | 1884 | 1813 | 2150 | 2694 | 5609 | 4447 | 3471 | 2995 | 2644 | 2441 | 2225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.14m | 10:45PM1.11m | 11:35AM1.27m | 11:52PM1.24m | 12:16PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.77m | 4:49PM0.82m | 5:04AM0.70m | 5:58PM0.67m | 5:58AM0.58m | 6:36PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 9 | WSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1860 | 1632 | 1702 | 1488 | 1374 | 1269 | 1054 | 947 | 866 | 743 | 743 | 729 | 10 | 10 | 1813 | 2150 | 2694 | 13 | 13 | 3471 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | — | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | E 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1047 | 1884 | 329 | 462 | 950 | 5609 | 4447 | — | 2995 | 2644 | 2441 | 2225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 92 | 100 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 132 | 132 | 203 | 123 | 132 | 132 | 151 | 156 | 155 | 155 | 151 |
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