Strand (Pipe) surf break

Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Strand (Pipe) at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131312121212121214131413131716161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1333523424314053863803923244885843399344618221783187641033502318227682487202717281480
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
0
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:07-------7:07--
Sunset6:23-------6:22-------6:22-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------211-----------
Temp. °C232020191918222322181718181718191716161514141820
Feels °C (?)232020192017212019171616161516161413141312131718
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