Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 8AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (04 May)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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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3
3
3
!
3
2
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
14
2.3
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2834
1129
920
1766
1624
1624
1442
1158
1138
1084
1190
1084
1084
1532
1815
1860
1847
1941
3648
4757
4335
3865
3727
208
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
0
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
40
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:15AM1.66m
4:40PM1.56m
4:46AM1.57m
5:12PM1.48m
5:17AM1.47m
5:49PM1.39m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.25m
10:38PM0.40m
10:58AM0.34m
11:10PM0.49m
11:31AM0.42m
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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7:16
7:18
7:18
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5:54
5:53
5:52
6
4
1
1
3
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
12
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
15
13
13
13
13
13
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
1
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
4
SE
11
Energy kJ
932
940
368
244
240
236
179
1158
1138
1084
1190
1084
1084
1532
1815
1860
1847
361
306
193
350
336
261
3732
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
508
440
256
16
15
14
14
164
161
161
121
210
698
786
626
471
408
245
258
301
138
90
64
208
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
229
277
9
8
15
3
14
13
12
12
12
50
49
103
163
254
15
14
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
14
2.5
W
9
2.3
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
3
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
Energy kJ
2834
1129
920
1766
1624
1624
1442
1941
3648
4757
4335
3865
3727
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
6
3
3
Distance (km)
19
19
132
159
155
123
122
0
0
0
19
0
124
124
69
69
70
69
124
320
320
455
130
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
9
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