Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 SAST
Forecast 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
!
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!
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!
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3
3
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
1.7
WSW
12
1.9
SW
11
2.1
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
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
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.1
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
Energy 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)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
12
1.3
S
14
1.8
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.7
WSW
11
Energy kJ
15
15
14
582
572
757
691
725
687
730
663
634
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.9
S
14
1.2
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
1
WSW
13
0.9
SW
15
1
WSW
15
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
35
80
80
311
355
156
331
331
480
523
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
Energy kJ
7332
6975
6992
7500
7800
8112
7447
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
9
9
4
4
5
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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