Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
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0
2
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0
0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
3
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
5.5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
W
12
4
WSW
12
7
W
12
7
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3436
3041
2800
2496
2111
1771
1451
1347
1160
990
1197
1186
1557
2675
6093
7937
7469
7823
4826
14575
15923
14128
13763
14083
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
15
NE
15
NNE
30
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
60
W
55
W
55
W
40
WNW
30
NNW
55
NNW
75
WNW
50
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:52AM1.18m
9:08PM1.25m
9:34AM1.17m
10:28PM1.34m
10:58AM1.25m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.75m
2:18PM0.64m
3:30AM0.73m
3:46PM0.63m
4:55AM0.63m
4:59PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:49
5:47
2
1
5
6
1
1
1
5
3
16
25
2
4
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
18
16
16
15
14
15
12
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
17
16
16
17
17
12
11
11
14
16
14
15
12
11
8
3
6
4
1
1
2
4
5
2
4
8
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
3436
3041
2800
2496
2111
1771
1451
1347
1160
990
739
600
437
303
233
168
94
6403
4826
102
65
51
52
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
W
6
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
22
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SE
10
0.8
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
1244
1227
1095
975
865
765
651
135
517
560
535
585
21
9
46
87
86
38
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1
SW
15
1.2
SW
13
1.1
WNW
7
0.4
SE
13
0.7
SE
10
Energy kJ
390
410
517
118
45
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
1.3
W
6
1.9
WNW
6
2.1
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
9
5.5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
W
12
1.3
NNW
5
7
W
12
7
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
12
103
284
518
1197
1186
1557
2675
6093
7937
7469
7823
75
14575
15923
14128
13763
14083
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
1
2
9
Distance (km)
63
63
63
63
63
264
92
63
63
226
141
245
319
1058
925
927
319
226
245
912
869
319
893
279
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
8
4
4
4
1
2
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
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