Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 9AM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). 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 afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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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3
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4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
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
2.3
SW
11
2
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7623
7958
8112
7570
7778
5931
5048
4443
3901
3288
2790
2214
1348
1101
757
1154
1630
2542
2708
2670
2633
2266
2557
2756
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
W
45
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
E
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:15AM1.63m
12:48PM1.51m
1:00AM1.77m
1:32PM1.64m
1:43AM1.88m
2:15PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.30m
6:44PM0.34m
7:24AM0.14m
7:30PM0.24m
8:06AM0.03m
8:14PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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
5:45
5:45
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
5
5
6
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.1
SW
11
2
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
12
6960
5931
5048
4443
3901
3288
2790
2214
1348
1101
730
990
1630
2542
2708
2670
2633
2266
2557
2756
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
12
1.2
S
14
2
SW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
12
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
Energy kJ
15
15
15
582
572
757
585
898
757
729
716
927
1055
1838
1632
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.7
S
14
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
15
35
80
80
184
194
298
331
538
480
523
523
915
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.1
WSW
10
Energy kJ
7623
7958
8112
7570
7778
1154
904
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
302
302
303
303
156
156
116
109
63
63
63
63
19
19
0
19
0
63
63
63
124
69
69
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
4
4
5
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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