Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 27 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 7AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2508
3241
3553
3089
1527
1682
1518
1637
1608
1639
1676
1881
2184
2525
2568
2568
2643
2735
2822
2684
2339
2144
1759
1404
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:36AM1.57m
1:03PM1.45m
1:14AM1.66m
1:39PM1.54m
1:47AM1.73m
2:12PM1.61m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.37m
7:06PM0.39m
7:41AM0.26m
7:42PM0.33m
8:11AM0.19m
8:13PM0.28m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:11
7:13
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6:01
6:00
6:00
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
39
25
28
30
1527
1682
1518
1637
1608
1639
1676
1881
2184
2525
2568
2568
2643
2735
2822
2684
2339
2144
1759
1404
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.1
S
19
1.2
WSW
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.7
SW
11
0.3
E
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
29
7
390
54
50
31
652
17
471
408
408
363
322
216
192
275
222
222
208
177
511
527
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.1
S
19
0.4
E
10
0.1
SW
15
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
36
7
31
9
17
19
20
20
9
40
40
59
104
100
155
257
144
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
2.1
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.6
SW
10
Energy kJ
2508
3241
3553
3089
855
1227
890
712
500
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
920
1102
303
175
175
159
159
131
131
131
130
124
124
69
69
63
63
63
69
69
69
96
69
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
6
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