Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 Mar 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
0
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.8
SW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121318181816161514141413131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)527494471463248199383394388703607159120071907160414471193888841630488378314283
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
1.07
12:01AM
1.07
12:06PM
1.15
12:56AM
1.24
12:57PM
1.31
1:27AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.81
6:14AM
0.84
6:42PM
0.66
7:05AM
0.68
7:17PM
0.50
7:37AM
0.51
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset--7:01-------7:00-------7:00-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C333026232323222224232221202020202121212221202020
Feels °C (?)302826232424232324222123222120191918181918171717
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