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Strand (Pipe) Surf Forecast
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Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Strand (Pipe). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
266 | 242 | 978 | 1256 | 3301 | 1459 | 1271 | 1130 | 1018 | 1059 | 969 | 973 | 944 | 944 | 937 | 955 | 1148 | 1423 | 1310 | 1194 | 959 | 961 | 978 | 944 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 00:31AM1.36m | 1:00PM1.25m | 1:11AM1.44m | 1:39PM1.33m | 1:46AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.40m | 6:59AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.34m | 7:37AM0.22m | 7:40PM0.28m | 8:09AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 |
11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 21 | 30 | 63 | 3 | 1539 | 1459 | 1269 | 1130 | 1018 | 1059 | 969 | 973 | 944 | 944 | 937 | 955 | 1148 | 1423 | 1310 | 1194 | 959 | 961 | 978 | 944 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | E 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 732 | 1271 | 92 | 89 | 661 | 587 | 551 | 424 | 370 | 370 | 328 | 260 | 260 | 10 | 25 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 10 | W 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SSW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 167 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 11 | 11 | — | 22 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 77 | 21 | 51 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | E 3 | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 266 | 242 | 978 | 1256 | 3301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 382 | 850 | 1010 | 1157 | 177 | 46 | 177 | 177 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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