Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 25 May 2026 SAST
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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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (26 May)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2803
2459
2323
2053
1648
1648
1532
1546
1430
1299
2323
2067
2241
2275
6862
7884
7855
7313
6445
6013
7267
8599
8271
7822
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:49PM1.50m
12:26PM1.34m
00:34AM1.55m
1:09PM1.41m
1:13AM1.59m
1:46PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.56m
6:25AM0.44m
6:24PM0.53m
7:07AM0.37m
7:08PM0.48m
7:42AM0.31m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
18
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
13
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
16
17
15
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
Energy kJ
2803
2459
2323
2053
1648
1648
1532
1546
1430
1299
2323
2067
2241
2275
6862
7884
7855
7313
6445
6013
7267
8599
8271
7822
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
E
7
1.3
SW
18
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
26
25
25
25
15
10
7
7
352
565
18
10
15
1052
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
31
17
17
17
8
8
9
9
7
7
9
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.7
WSW
4
Energy kJ
8
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
Distance (km)
63
92
19
19
19
19
19
92
92
19
19
19
19
19
19
122
132
122
19
19
116
116
116
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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