Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 7PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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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!
!
!
!
!
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0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2918
2877
2613
2913
2926
2523
2067
1944
1527
1236
1056
953
928
835
689
657
647
336
814
915
888
888
946
990
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:15PM1.74m
2:26AM1.95m
2:58PM1.79m
3:10AM1.96m
3:42PM1.81m
3:55AM1.91m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.03m
8:14PM0.16m
8:48AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.12m
9:31AM-0.04m
9:45PM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:44
5:44
5:43
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
14
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
12
12
13
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2918
2877
2613
2913
2926
2523
2067
1944
1527
1236
1056
953
928
835
689
657
647
336
814
915
888
888
946
990
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
12
2.2
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
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
13
Energy kJ
991
1044
1235
2073
1657
1487
1308
1025
830
714
625
614
520
411
396
345
279
279
223
57
60
64
62
277
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.4
E
4
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
SW
14
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
E
7
Energy kJ
474
523
589
5
25
42
284
55
133
128
130
71
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
5
9
7
5
4
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
63
63
83
63
63
63
63
69
69
69
69
69
63
63
0
0
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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