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Strandfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Strandfontein surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Strandfontein sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
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Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
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!
4
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)12121211111111111111111010121210101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6036556878667847706406171235972898798659851644428391384459404355305299222
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
10
S
5
N
0
N
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
SW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
1.55
6:41PM
1.37
7:15AM
1.47
7:42PM
1.25
8:16AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
0.25
12:36PM
0.36
12:47AM
0.37
1:38PM
0.46
1:43AM
0.49
2:49PM
0.52
Mon
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Sunrise---5:33-------5:33-------5:33----
Sunset------7:44-------7:44-------7:45-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161615171919191716161619222120201917161819191817
Feels °C (?)121415161715141212151720211715161816151717171717
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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