Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

17.6°C

Struisbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 29					Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	0	0	!	!	!	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2356	2519	2036	1783	1551	1118	933	918	836	591	1265	915	939	939	887	784	846	744	626	626	801
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SE	E	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide				5:04PM1.74m				5:37AM1.59m				5:54PM1.56m				6:35AM1.46m				6:58PM1.38m
Low Tide	10:53AM0.24m					11:23PM0.20m				11:43AM0.38m				00:15AM0.36m				12:47PM0.53m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	20	21	20	19	17
Feels °C	17	16	16	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 14
kJ	2356	2519	2036	1783	1551	1118	933	918	836	591	1265	915	939	939	887	784	846	744	626	626	801
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	S 6	ESE 11	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 14	W 12
kJ	85	17	24	116	157	160	176	101	202	183	183	183	179	132	107	76	75	75	157	317	418
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	—	—	SW 16	ESE 10	WSW 17	ESE 11	SW 15	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 10	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	10	—	—	—	67	194	27	46	188	216	129	149	88	82	46	41	46	72	44	47	49
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 7	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 6
kJ	—	79	121	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	186	109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Struisbaai Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	2
Distance (km)	69	124	175	69	69	69	69	69	201	201	201	69	69	69	69	69	201	201	201	0	123
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	De Kelders	Pringle Bay		De Kelders	Hawston	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Gourits Mouth				De Kelders	Voelklip	Stillbaai	Dolphin Point	Voelklip				Struisbaai	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4		4	4	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5

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