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Strand (Pipe) surf break

Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
18.6° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.4
SSE
2
SSE
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212121111111111111010666771313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1744170715711546132310051138983658653450359311268238160188216213355510368414408
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
45
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
1.43
3:46AM
1.46
3:51PM
1.47
4:17AM
1.52
4:23PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
0.29
9:35PM
0.14
9:52AM
0.24
10:04PM
0.10
10:24AM
0.21
10:33PM
0.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-5:50-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset----7:58-------7:57-------7:57---
part cloud
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)
------------------------
Temp. °C161719201917151414172223222018171720262928221816
Feels °C (?)131415151312111111141717171715141417212320171412
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