Struisbaai Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Overberg, South Africa)

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Struisbaai Surf Guide

Struisbaai in Boland and Southern Cape is a sheltered reef and point break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The reef provides both left and right breaks Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of sharks ,rocks and rips.

Struisbaai Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	3	fairly consistent	17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Struisbaai:

The best conditions reported for surf at Struisbaai occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Struisbaai (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Struisbaai with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in June while 23% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 22% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

55%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

23%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

22%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Struisbaai Location Map

Interactive Struisbaai surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Struisbaai is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 162 km (101 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Struisbaai is George Airport (GRJ), also in South Africa, 230 km (143 miles) away.

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Struisbaai Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 01:38 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Struisbaai look like?

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Credit: Spuy Zaayman Credit: dan

Tides at Struisbaai

Current tide and informaton

For Struisbaai, 0 km from Struisbaai.

Next High Water: 04:46am | 1.57m

Next Low Water: 10:58am | 0.34m

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Struisbaai Sea Temperature

The Struisbaai water temperature is reasonably warm (17.9 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Struisbaai

Surf stats for Struisbaai, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Struisbaai

Wind stats for Struisbaai, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Struisbaai Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 6 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:4.3
Consistency of Surf:4.2
Difficulty Level:3.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:4.2
Crowds:3.7
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

David from South Africa

“Hi Dude, Struisbaai does not sit here that is Stilbaai Struisbaai en Arniston is way more south.. (Thanks, we've fixed it, the maps will update soon - ed.)”

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