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Strand (Pipe) surf break

Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 13 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
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Strand (Pipe) today?

The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
5
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111111111114121110121211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31929836031427823723319820223725564414533313242327082083639403347268253234175
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
E
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
W
25
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		ononononcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:34AM
1.10
12:37AM
1.04
12:40PM
1.15
1:28AM
1.12
1:29PM
1.22
2:08AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.52
6:37AM
0.61
7:18PM
0.44
7:30AM
0.53
7:59PM
0.36
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------5:47-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset--7:59-------7:59-------7:59-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------21----------
Temp. °C242423201819182125262522181717171821211817161618
Feels °C (?)222221191719182123232221151413121316161313131417
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