Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 9PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (04 May)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
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3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1766
1766
1766
1574
1268
1138
1226
1226
1226
1226
1882
1916
1860
2181
3030
4869
4978
4565
5057
5067
253
299
241
196
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
35
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:40PM1.56m
4:46AM1.57m
5:12PM1.48m
5:17AM1.47m
5:49PM1.39m
5:53AM1.36m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.25m
10:38PM0.40m
10:58AM0.34m
11:10PM0.49m
11:31AM0.42m
11:46PM0.58m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
11
9
10
9
11
9
10
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
4.5
SE
12
4.5
ESE
12
4.5
ESE
13
4.5
ESE
13
4
ESE
12
Energy kJ
244
240
236
179
1268
1138
1226
1226
1226
1226
1882
1916
1860
1864
306
237
189
350
336
5067
6138
6438
5772
4865
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
16
15
14
14
167
161
158
121
202
1053
800
603
471
408
245
258
301
135
90
261
253
299
241
196
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.3
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
7
15
8
3
14
13
12
12
12
50
49
103
163
254
15
103
66
49
129
161
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
1766
1766
1766
1574
2181
3030
4869
4978
4565
5057
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
3
9
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
159
155
123
122
92
0
19
19
19
96
69
69
69
124
124
318
320
444
320
513
130
69
69
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
9
5
9
5
9
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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