Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2144 | 2069 | 1837 | 1313 | 1208 | 1111 | 1054 | 1035 | 964 | 964 | 1279 | 1173 | 974 | 929 | 833 | 819 | 678 | 551 | 736 | 1688 | 1947 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.33m | 6:49AM1.17m | 7:05PM1.17m | 8:26AM1.04m | 9:35PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.60m | 00:37AM0.63m | 12:40PM0.75m | 1:39AM0.77m | 2:20PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2144 | 2069 | 1837 | 1313 | 1208 | 1111 | 1054 | 1035 | 964 | 964 | 1279 | 1173 | 974 | 929 | 833 | 819 | 678 | 551 | 736 | 1688 | 1947 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 53 | 78 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 49 | 49 | — | 125 | 40 | 143 | 355 | 349 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 95 | 118 | 149 | 169 | 200 | 214 | 273 | 352 | 400 | 364 | 436 | 499 | 540 | 516 | 418 | 386 | 349 | 309 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 374 | 3751 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 135 | 177 | 185 | 179 | 182 | 130 | 130 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 130 | 177 | 69 | 69 |
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