Strand (Pipe) surf break

Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Feb 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
19.4° 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 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111110101111111111111011111212131414151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)718628571560511492502446446390383438524490787115416525013375146234755535054375163
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
0
SSE
5
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
1.14
12:44PM
1.23
1:24AM
1.30
1:40PM
1.36
2:08AM
1.45
2:23PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
0.49
7:11PM
0.34
7:37AM
0.34
7:57PM
0.21
8:22AM
0.20
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:30-------6:30-------6:31----
Sunset------7:23-------7:22-------7:21-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------232111221
Temp. °C171615162021201716161516192120181717171617171716
Feels °C (?)161514161718181615171414141614151514131112121212
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