Stillbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.38° S 21.43° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Stillbaai sea temperature is

19.2°C

Stillbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Stillbaai today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stillbaai at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	8s

Table - waves today at Stillbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	0	!	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 8	SW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	531	833	531	559	767	644	491	464	1302	2985	3009	814	2154	1897	1474	1435	1686	2470	4343	3764	3123	2705	1960
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		1:08PM1.84m				1:36AM1.70m				1:45PM1.93m					2:11AM1.79m				2:18PM1.98m				2:43AM1.85m
Low Tide				7:37PM0.32m				7:39AM0.38m					8:10PM0.22m				8:13AM0.32m				8:40PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26
	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	7:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	21	19	18	17	17	15	14	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	17	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	10	11	10	12	11	11	12	11	12	11	12	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	E 6	SW 12	SW 7	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 15	E 8	E 8	SSW 14	E 9	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	531	40	531	318	378	303	347	393	259	21	12	814	13	1619	1474	1435	1686	2470	4343	3764	3123	2705	1960
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 9	E 7	SW 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSW 17	SSW 16	—	—	—	E 9	—
kJ	51	25	43	421	45	48	47	32	21	21	—	12	24	13	13	12	166	848	—	—	—	6	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	WSW 15	WSW 14	E 7	WSW 13	WSW 12	—	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	25	22	41	35	58	87	—	33	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	SW 12	SW 6	WSW 8	SW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 7	SW 13	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4
kJ	8	833	101	559	767	644	491	464	1302	2985	3009	574	2154	1897	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	2	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	5	5	4	4
Distance (km)	68	68	68	46	2	2	2	2	68	183	146	68	68	69	68	46	68	146	183	131	111	131	131
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg				Kanon	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point					Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay		Vleesbaai					Gansbaai	Gansbaai	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)				1	4	4	3	3					3	3		3					4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5

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