Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 1AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
2
W
6
2
W
6
2
W
6
1.9
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.9
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.4
W
7
2.1
WSW
8
3
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
13
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
308
305
293
275
280
424
770
590
587
1580
1836
2655
2772
1956
1308
1468
1527
1520
1518
1670
1862
3319
3289
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
40
W
45
W
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
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-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM1.44m
12:17PM1.34m
00:36AM1.57m
1:03PM1.45m
1:14AM1.66m
1:39PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.56m
6:18AM0.49m
6:23PM0.47m
7:05AM0.37m
7:06PM0.39m
7:41AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:11
7:11
7:11
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6:04
6:02
6:01
6:00
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
15
20
15
16
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
12
11
13
13
13
12
14
8
8
6
6
7
5
6
6
7
7
9
10
9
10
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.4
WSW
12
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
13
3
S
13
Energy kJ
194
160
132
102
97
71
68
50
64
58
56
38
24
26
545
1308
1468
1527
1520
1518
1670
1862
3319
3289
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
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
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
E
9
1.2
WSW
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
Energy kJ
6
23
25
41
125
81
34
76
75
72
36
17
28
390
52
50
31
31
480
471
450
404
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
E
11
0.1
S
19
0.3
E
10
0.9
SSE
14
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
23
12
11
25
41
13
22
21
20
38
18
55
7
17
322
18
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
6
2
W
6
2
W
6
2
W
6
1.9
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.9
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.4
W
7
2.1
WSW
8
3
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
Energy kJ
284
308
305
293
275
280
424
770
590
587
1580
1836
2655
2772
1956
711
1177
794
698
703
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
164
100
84
0
19
19
19
201
159
455
774
303
303
303
303
1507
303
159
130
130
130
69
63
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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