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Strand (Pipe) surf break

Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
19.7° 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: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
4
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1
WSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
WSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121212111111111110101010910999109101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109196429362869252675041131731125821620417154612615115413087901512072561020
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
1.12
1:29PM
1.22
2:08AM
1.22
2:10PM
1.30
2:42AM
1.31
2:45PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.53
7:59PM
0.36
8:11AM
0.44
8:34PM
0.27
8:47AM
0.36
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---5:48-------5:48-------5:50----
Sunset------7:59-------7:58-------7:58-
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
31----------------------
Temp. °C181817171820201816161618212018171716161821222120
Feels °C (?)151513131415151413141517181614141514151819181818
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