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Struisbaai Surf Forecast
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Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | |
5095 | 4742 | 4190 | 3642 | 3403 | 3566 | 3717 | 3436 | 3385 | 3041 | 2800 | 2496 | 2179 | 1830 | 1476 | 1255 | 1076 | 897 | 1634 | 2342 | 3878 | 5940 | 7236 | 7190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:39AM1.26m | 7:40PM1.25m | 7:52AM1.18m | 9:08PM1.25m | 9:34AM1.17m | 10:28PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.68m | 1:03PM0.59m | 1:49AM0.75m | 2:18PM0.64m | 3:30AM0.73m | 3:46PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 5095 | 4742 | 4190 | 3642 | 3403 | 3566 | 3717 | 3436 | 3385 | 3041 | 2800 | 2496 | 2179 | 1830 | 1476 | 1255 | 1076 | 897 | 622 | 497 | 350 | 268 | 171 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 22 | — | — |
| kJ | 408 | 408 | 886 | 1555 | 1765 | 1677 | 1508 | 1389 | 1244 | 1227 | 1095 | 988 | 865 | 765 | 651 | 517 | 517 | 552 | 488 | 458 | — | 9 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 13 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 460 | 781 | 414 | 261 | 232 | 208 | 287 | 261 | — | — | — | 390 | 410 | — | — | 517 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | N 3 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 103 | 165 | 5 | 761 | 1634 | 2342 | 3878 | 5940 | 7236 | 7190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 63 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 124 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 92 | 92 | 63 | 63 | 159 | 661 | 755 | 902 | 927 | 314 | 245 |
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