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Struisbaai Surf Forecast
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Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 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
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 9AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | |
1138 | 1190 | 1226 | 1226 | 1324 | 2275 | 2729 | 2484 | 2339 | 2211 | 2632 | 4531 | 4738 | 4882 | 5392 | 5678 | 299 | 241 | 196 | 258 | 482 | 5279 | 4712 | 4450 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:46AM1.57m | 5:12PM1.48m | 5:17AM1.47m | 5:49PM1.39m | 5:53AM1.36m | 6:35PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.34m | 11:10PM0.49m | 11:31AM0.42m | 11:46PM0.58m | 12:10PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 1138 | 1190 | 1226 | 1226 | 1324 | 2275 | 2729 | 2484 | 2339 | 2211 | 256 | 193 | 350 | 395 | 261 | 5678 | 6388 | 5863 | 5288 | 5902 | 5670 | 5279 | 4712 | 4450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 161 | 158 | 121 | 270 | 1047 | 843 | 614 | 480 | 415 | 306 | 258 | 355 | 138 | 88 | 64 | 208 | 299 | 241 | 196 | 258 | 482 | 437 | 400 | 414 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SSE 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 103 | 163 | 254 | 245 | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 62 | 49 | 129 | 161 | 93 | 48 | 134 | 184 | 278 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2632 | 4531 | 4738 | 4882 | 5392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 122 | 156 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 69 | 303 | 303 | 772 | 124 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 83 | 124 | 96 | 69 | 69 |
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