Strand (Pipe) Surf Forecast

/ Cape Town (69 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.12° S 18.83° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Strand (Pipe) surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 07 Nov 2025 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 17.6° 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 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (07 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Friday 07					Saturday 08								Sunday 09								Monday 10
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	4	3	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	7	7	17	16	16	15	7	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	16	15	14	14	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	131	178	335	267	155	124	74	102	166	229	363	293	288	293	288	313	249	245	196	525	455	431	379	304
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	SSE	S	SSE	E	ENE	NNE	N	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			4:13PM 1.65				4:45AM 1.52				5:00PM 1.52					5:33AM 1.42				5:51PM 1.36				6:29AM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)	10:04AM 0.08				10:33PM 0.01				10:51AM 0.17					11:19PM 0.14				11:43AM 0.28				12:10AM 0.28

	Friday 07					Saturday 08								Sunday 09								Monday 10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35
Sunset	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	28	32	31	23	20	18	19	23	29	31	29	22	21	20	20	23	29	31	30	26	24	23	22	23
Feels °C (?)	26	28	27	19	17	16	17	22	28	28	25	18	20	18	19	23	29	29	28	26	24	24	22	24

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