Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 24 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
17.0° 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: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (24 May)7ft (2.1m)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 Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
2
2
3
3
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3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
642
642
780
1450
1962
2140
2557
2927
3150
3061
2803
2459
2176
2053
1775
1648
1453
1430
1258
1080
2003
1975
1975
2005
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:20AM1.23m
10:52PM1.46m
11:32AM1.27m
11:49PM1.50m
12:26PM1.34m
00:34AM1.55m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.58m
5:32AM0.51m
5:31PM0.56m
6:25AM0.44m
6:24PM0.53m
7:07AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:38
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
14
16
15
16
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
642
642
780
1450
1962
2140
2557
2927
3150
3061
2803
2459
2176
2053
1775
1648
1453
1430
1258
1080
2003
1975
1975
2005
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SW
20
1.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
179
214
314
47
47
47
46
45
44
27
26
25
25
25
15
9
9
7
344
757
9
9
322
1555
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
57
37
48
36
36
35
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
8
8
7
9
7
7
19
76
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
69
69
63
63
63
92
92
19
63
19
19
19
92
92
83
0
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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