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Struisbaai Surf Forecast
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Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 3AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
7332 | 6975 | 6992 | 7500 | 7800 | 8112 | 7447 | 7173 | 5931 | 5234 | 4579 | 3901 | 3288 | 2790 | 2376 | 1348 | 1101 | 757 | 831 | 1797 | 2747 | 2918 | 2857 | 2836 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:15AM1.63m | 12:48PM1.51m | 1:00AM1.77m | 1:32PM1.64m | 1:43AM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.46m | 6:41AM0.30m | 6:44PM0.34m | 7:24AM0.14m | 7:30PM0.24m | 8:06AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7173 | 5931 | 5234 | 4579 | 3901 | 3288 | 2790 | 2376 | 1348 | 1101 | 730 | 831 | 1797 | 2747 | 2918 | 2857 | 2836 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 14 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 582 | 572 | 757 | 691 | 725 | 687 | 730 | 663 | 634 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 80 | 80 | 311 | 355 | 156 | 331 | 331 | 480 | 523 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7332 | 6975 | 6992 | 7500 | 7800 | 8112 | 7447 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 159 | 159 | 302 | 302 | 303 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 116 | 109 | 109 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 124 |
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