Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
1
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111111414131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)929827813736723644437384338258254220220248327704905103799097195689215072135
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
W
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNE
10
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
onononononglassoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---7:00-------7:01-------7:01----
Sunset------6:20-------6:19-------6:16-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818182020191918181717192019191919181820202020
Feels °C (?)201919192019182020201817171816171921181615141414
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