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Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 SASTForecast 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 8AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3477 | 3090 | 2555 | 2281 | 1913 | 1775 | 1739 | 2078 | 2190 | 2190 | 2375 | 2655 | 2532 | 2532 | 2414 | 2341 | 2269 | 2130 | 1883 | 1765 | 1655 | 1694 | 2455 | 1229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:21PM 1.18 | 11:33AM 1.39 | 12:20AM 1.25 | 12:23PM 1.43 | 1:05AM 1.34 | 1:06PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:13AM 0.67 | 6:15PM 0.53 | 6:14AM 0.64 | 6:59PM 0.46 | 7:02AM 0.58 | 7:36PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
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