Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 28 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
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1
2
3
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1769
1814
1881
2146
2261
2171
2024
1879
1913
2089
2470
2339
2177
1844
1399
1062
904
680
998
1668
5007
4575
4102
3685
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:39PM1.54m
1:47AM1.73m
2:12PM1.61m
2:18AM1.78m
2:42PM1.65m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.26m
7:42PM0.33m
8:11AM0.19m
8:13PM0.28m
8:39AM0.15m
8:43PM0.26m
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
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6:00
6:00
5:59
5:58
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
9
10
12
11
13
14
14
12
12
11
12
11
11
13
14
12
14
13
15
14
13
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1769
1814
1881
2146
2261
2171
2024
1879
1913
2089
2470
2339
2177
1844
1399
1062
904
680
998
1230
5007
4575
4102
3685
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
10
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
17
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Energy kJ
522
471
408
370
292
292
322
284
269
222
222
181
628
511
527
594
396
292
595
1668
280
219
121
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
SW
16
0.2
E
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.2
E
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
19
1.3
SSE
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
17
17
19
20
9
9
8
40
8
103
102
155
8
144
100
204
196
313
286
421
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
1
5
1
Distance (km)
130
69
69
201
69
69
63
63
63
63
69
69
185
69
69
63
69
0
69
175
84
84
63
84
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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