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Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 330 | 400 | 341 | 295 | 288 | 247 | 231 | 188 | 427 | 694 | 940 | 1381 | 2305 | 3112 | 3109 | 8412 | 8805 | 7715 | 5809 | 5096 | 4636 | 4127 | 3692 | 3017 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:11AM 1.44 | 8:38PM 1.19 | 9:20AM 1.39 | 10:03PM 1.15 | 10:31AM 1.37 | 11:21PM 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:46PM 0.61 | 2:42AM 0.61 | 4:06PM 0.63 | 3:58AM 0.67 | 5:19PM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
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