Strand (Pipe) Surf Forecast

/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.12° S 18.83° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Strand (Pipe) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Strand (Pipe) sea temperature is 17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Strand (Pipe) today?

The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 May)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (16 May)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (16 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 15			Saturday 16								Sunday 17								Mon 18
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	WSW 15	SSE 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2244	1699	1454	1107	972	943	797	638	547	400	464	383	344	284	185	272	400	218	212	205	299	336	404	393
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:14PM1.49m				2:24AM1.67m				2:57PM1.54m				3:08AM1.68m				3:41PM1.56m				3:54AM1.65m
Low Tide			8:13PM0.14m				8:47AM-0.03m				8:59PM0.10m				9:31AM-0.04m				9:45PM0.10m				10:15AM0.00m


	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—
	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	15	14	14	18	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	18	20	18	16	16	15	15	16	19	20
Feels °C	15	14	14	13	12	12	17	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	16	17	16	14	14	13	13	14	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	2244	1699	1454	1107	972	943	797	638	547	400	464	383	344	284	185	185	228	218	212	205	299	336	404	393
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 14	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 13
kJ	233	970	904	852	683	618	437	335	346	150	147	202	199	134	74	238	227	138	100	71	49	50	31	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	—	—	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 15	—	S 13	WSW 17	SW 16	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 10
kJ	993	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	114	88	—	—	45	46	272	—	85	27	90	59	55	55	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 11	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	10	16	23	38	27	41	27	21	16	13	22	400	52	42	34	58	69	69	80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Kamer Van Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	3
Distance (km)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	177	41	10	10	10	10	41	50
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	The Hoek	Sunset	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	The Hoek	Sunset	Kreefte Reef	Captains	Beach Road	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Captains	Noordhoek		Sollys	Captains	Beach Road	Captains	Blouberg	Beach Road	Beach Road
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4		4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Heaven West Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	The Hoek South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Saint Leu Reunion	Moss Landing United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Boners United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Bali Village Indonesia	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	9	9	7	4	4	5	8	7	4

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