Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 7 am 28 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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	1	!	!	!	!	0	0	!	!	!	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	140	106	102	196	726	1312	2978	2894	2662	2423	2519	2633	2036	1783	1551	1118	514	918	822	422	1332	900	980
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	S	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide					4:21PM1.88m				4:50AM1.71m					5:04PM1.74m				5:37AM1.59m				5:54PM1.56m
Low Tide			10:09AM0.14m				10:39PM0.07m				10:53AM0.24m					11:23PM0.20m				11:43AM0.38m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	17	18	19	19	18	18	18	17	18	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	16	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 10	SW 9	SW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12
kJ	66	49	52	196	307	558	2978	2894	2662	2423	2519	2633	2036	1783	1551	1118	514	918	822	422	1332	900	980
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SW 18	SW 17	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 10	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	140	69	49	47	726	1312	45	50	69	103	52	25	24	113	157	160	456	90	206	386	169	197	197
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	SW 10	SW 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 8	—	S 6	—	ESE 10	—	ESE 11	—	SW 16	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 16	ESE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12
kJ	67	106	102	47	47	47	43	—	33	—	10	—	24	—	67	194	214	46	122	183	149	149	88
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	—	S 6	ESE 7	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	—	24	79	111	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	96	175	175	69	69	69	69	69	131	174	245	69	69	69	63	69	201	201	264	69	69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Pringle Bay			Hawston	Pringle Bay	Voelklip	Voelklip	Pringle Bay				De Kelders	Hawston	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point				De Kelders	Voelklip
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1			4	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	3	3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4
Header Global	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Bancoora Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Afife Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Barrancon Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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