Strand (Pipe) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.12° S 18.83° E

Issued: 7 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Strand (Pipe) sea temperature is

16.1°C

Strand (Pipe) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Strand (Pipe) today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 24			Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	WSW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	142	139	139	134	108	99	77	14	39	21	21	40	38	45	38	81	78	76	75
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	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	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					2:17AM1.50m				2:26PM1.67m				2:53AM1.56m				3:03PM1.70m
Low Tide			8:11PM0.05m				8:17AM0.13m				8:46PM-0.02m				8:53AM0.08m				9:22PM-0.05m


	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	16	17	16	15	18	22	22	19	17	16	15	15	16	19	19	19	17	16
Feels °C	16	13	15	13	11	14	17	17	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	15	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	WSW 7	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 9	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	142	139	139	134	108	99	77	5	39	21	21	40	38	45	38	81	78	76	75
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 7	WSW 7	W 7	S 6	SSW 7	S 7	SW 12	S 11	S 15	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	26	24	25	13	14	14	14	14	5	5	4	18	15	8	35	2	5	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	—	S 18	S 18	S 18	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	S 8	SW 13	SW 12	S 16	S 16	S 7	S 7	SW 15
kJ	17	7	7	6	—	6	6	6	12	12	7	10	7	37	5	5	4	1	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	SSE 3	SE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SE 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 5
kJ	1	3	2	8	10	12	16	67	72	95	85	31	18	12	18	29	30	34	31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hawston Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	41	20	0	0	10	10	382	364	364	41	41	10	0	0	239	382	25	21	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Long Beach	The Hoek	Captains	Strand (Pipe)								Captains	Milnerton	Captains				The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1								2	2	2				2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	1	1
Header Global	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Vanthrax France	Vanthrax France	La Nora Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Afife Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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