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Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
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Struisbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
1338 | 1311 | 2425 | 2681 | 2451 | 2323 | 2388 | 2830 | 4820 | 5809 | 5752 | 5934 | 6238 | 249 | 212 | 196 | 220 | 482 | 437 | 5146 | 4591 | 3701 | 3359 | 3038 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:12PM1.48m | 5:17AM1.47m | 5:49PM1.39m | 5:53AM1.36m | 6:35PM1.31m | 6:39AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.34m | 11:10PM0.49m | 11:31AM0.42m | 11:46PM0.58m | 12:10PM0.51m | 00:35AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
— | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
1338 | 1311 | 2425 | 2681 | 2451 | 2323 | 2388 | 260 | 193 | 350 | 395 | 5934 | 208 | 6187 | 5770 | 5119 | 5772 | 6267 | 5757 | 5146 | 4591 | 3701 | 3359 | 3038 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 |
270 | 1150 | 843 | 603 | 463 | 355 | 293 | 258 | 301 | 105 | 88 | 261 | 60 | 249 | 212 | 196 | 220 | 482 | 437 | 400 | 414 | 408 | 408 | 815 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SSE 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 |
12 | 50 | 49 | 104 | 163 | 254 | 245 | — | — | — | 15 | 91 | 50 | 49 | 129 | 161 | 125 | 48 | 134 | 184 | 278 | 460 | 607 | 421 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2830 | 4820 | 5809 | 5752 | — | 6238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 92 | 92 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 69 | 177 | 303 | 302 | 320 | 126 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 96 | 96 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 69 | 63 |
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