Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

18.3°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 2PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (30 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	933	918	836	522	1265	915	1125	939	887	784	770	777	764	626	933	1319	1951	1921	1650	1619	1426	1281	1240
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide						5:54PM1.56m				6:35AM1.46m				6:58PM1.38m				7:55AM1.36m					8:32PM1.25m
Low Tide				11:43AM0.38m				00:15AM0.36m				12:47PM0.53m				1:24AM0.51m					2:24PM0.64m


	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	18	17	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	18	19	19	17	14	15	14	14	15	13	15	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	933	918	836	522	1265	915	1125	939	887	784	770	777	764	626	933	1319	1951	1921	1650	1619	1426	1281	1240
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	W 12	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	176	101	202	186	186	183	166	109	107	78	73	75	67	273	404	280	47	50	36	60	55	32	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 17	ESE 11	SW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	E 8	E 8	E 7	SSW 10	ESE 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8
kJ	27	46	188	260	129	149	90	84	41	50	39	72	71	45	49	47	50	35	36	23	23	23	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 5	S 6	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	SE 5	—
kJ	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	190	69	88	85	70	18	18	—	—	6	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Hawston Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	3
Distance (km)	69	69	201	201	201	69	69	69	69	69	279	201	201	132	96	175	124	69	124	201	175	96	69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Gourits Mouth	Hawston				Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point				Dolphin Point	Hawston		Pringle Bay	Gansbaai	Dolphin Point		Gourits Mouth	Hawston	Hawston
Rating (10 max)	3	3				3	3	3	3	3				2	3		4	4	4		3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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