Strand (Pipe) Surf Break

Strand (Pipe), South Africa Weather Observations

Lat Long: 34.12° S 18.83° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Strand (Pipe) sea temperature is
15.0° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Strand (Pipe) based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Strand (Pipe) right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Strand (Pipe)

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Somerset West

8 km N124 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 47°)
10
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Elgin Exp Farm

19 km ESE297 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 190°)
12.7 °C-
-

-

Cape Town International Airport

27 km WNW212 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearno report
wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.8 °C0.0
0.0
-
-
-

Thornton wx

35 km WNW22 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
light winds from the SSW
(6 km/h at 195°)
10
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Plattekloof Glen wx

36 km WNW29 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 203°)
15
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Meadowridge wx

37 km W55 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Observatory wx

39 km W19 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (21 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Shoebury Heights wx

40 km W624 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 17°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Point (68916 -0)

41 km SSW228 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.6 °C-
-

-

Cape Town - Portnet

42 km W2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.7 °C-
-

-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Strand (Pipe) and within an acceptable time window.

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