Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.4
WSW
11
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
2
W
6
2
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
W
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
SW
11
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
207
215
224
245
233
233
423
23
23
295
293
214
235
478
781
902
970
1081
2415
3353
2872
3525
1827
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NW
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
45
W
50
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:28PM1.33m
11:10AM1.24m
11:45PM1.44m
12:17PM1.34m
00:36AM1.57m
1:03PM1.45m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.62m
5:08AM0.62m
5:23PM0.56m
6:18AM0.49m
6:23PM0.47m
7:05AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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6:05
6:04
6:02
6:01
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
20
19
21
22
19
18
17
16
16
16
20
16
14
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
19
19
20
19
19
16
18
17
13
13
14
14
15
13
15
8
5
7
6
4
4
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
SW
13
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.9
S
10
0.4
E
10
2.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
302
317
332
297
290
257
220
220
189
157
126
126
99
95
68
47
37
65
144
40
25
755
30
1400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SW
16
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.6
E
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
230
207
215
224
245
233
233
6
6
23
25
41
125
81
34
76
75
72
60
34
40
28
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
31
32
19
32
16
14
6
6
23
12
11
25
41
13
22
21
18
19
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
1.4
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2
W
6
2
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
W
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
SW
11
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
4
423
209
257
295
293
214
235
478
781
902
970
1081
2415
3353
2872
3525
1827
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
63
63
19
63
0
0
0
164
164
84
92
0
0
19
19
159
159
159
279
314
1050
303
303
156
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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