Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 May 2026 SAST
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Struisbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 6AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1772
2747
2918
2918
2670
2613
2913
2926
2523
2067
1944
1527
1236
1056
953
928
835
689
657
647
336
814
915
888
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:43AM1.88m
2:15PM1.74m
2:26AM1.95m
2:58PM1.79m
3:10AM1.96m
3:42PM1.81m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.03m
8:14PM0.16m
8:48AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.12m
9:31AM-0.04m
9:45PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:44
5:44
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
12
13
14
15
15
16
17
16
14
14
13
11
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1772
2747
2918
2918
2670
2613
2913
2926
2523
2067
1944
1527
1236
1056
953
928
835
689
657
647
336
814
915
888
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
ESE
7
Energy kJ
238
1214
770
991
1012
1142
2073
1657
1487
1308
1025
830
711
625
614
520
411
403
335
279
279
223
168
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.5
E
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
SW
14
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
310
219
551
474
523
589
13
35
288
39
41
128
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
11
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
1113
5
6
10
7
5
9
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
92
63
63
92
123
63
63
63
63
63
69
69
69
69
69
63
69
19
0
70
70
0
0
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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