Strand (Pipe) surf break

Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 4PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161514141414141313131313121212121211111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17181955151713181090961841778663653633526598387380374311273263214210135286286
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
NW
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
1.33
6:31AM
1.37
7:08PM
1.19
7:35AM
1.19
8:34PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
0.19
12:14AM
0.31
12:53PM
0.34
1:12AM
0.47
2:06PM
0.49
2:51AM
0.59
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset--6:52-------6:51-------6:49-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242829222019192230302825221918192223231917171617
Feels °C (?)212425191717182231312925201716171920212018171617
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