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Strand (Pipe) surf break

Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
15.2° C
 (Which is 2.6°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 9PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Nov)6ft (1.9m)18s
Evening (20 Nov)6ft (1.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)16191715151514141413131313121212126776101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)133925102295185916761739150413571033745649512529525287244203405611524253586499371
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
1.46
3:31AM
1.40
3:36PM
1.43
4:03AM
1.38
4:07PM
1.39
4:36AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.28
9:22PM
0.16
9:32AM
0.28
9:52PM
0.19
10:04AM
0.31
10:23PM
0.23
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28
Sunset--7:30-------7:30-------7:31-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252524191716162025262520171716212928262218171820
Feels °C (?)201919151414131721211916141413192724221915151516
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