Surf Forecast Surf Report

Strandfontein surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 05 May 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
12.9° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Strandfontein today?

The current surf forecast for Strandfontein at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
1.7
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SSW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131312121212121213131212121313121212121212121212121212121213131313121212111111111111111112121413131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)561561529499528606630620587614568568568500683131113131313974721107713278331158119711001148104797293688988988980269278782476966951045179410151685196819381701140311138659058766611497131710919027947151403
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
E
5
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
0
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
1.14
11:03PM
1.30
11:42AM
1.20
11:59PM
1.37
12:32PM
1.28
12:40AM
1.45
1:10PM
1.36
1:14AM
1.51
1:42PM
1.43
1:45AM
1.56
2:12PM
1.49
2:16AM
1.59
2:42PM
1.53
2:46AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
0.60
5:45AM
0.52
5:51PM
0.55
6:34AM
0.44
6:37PM
0.49
7:10AM
0.35
7:14PM
0.43
7:41AM
0.28
7:46PM
0.37
8:10AM
0.22
8:16PM
0.33
8:38AM
0.19
8:46PM
0.31
9:06AM
0.17
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24--
Sunset----6:06-------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-------6:02-------6:01-------6:00-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222125242017161515161820201716161615171616161515151619191920212121201917171616151415161716161615141416161514141414141516
Feels °C (?)141519191615151414151516161414141413151312131313141518161517181919181715161616151314151414151413121115121011121313141514
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