Struisbaai Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.4° 

Struisbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (11 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1177
1005
902
808
595
475
590
1550
1956
3455
3634
3619
3288
2722
2326
1999
1704
1288
1233
1021
905
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
45
ESE
40
E
40
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:25PM2.00m
3:42AM1.83m
3:57PM1.99m
4:13AM1.79m
4:26PM1.91m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.01m
9:43PM-0.01m
9:47AM0.02m
10:13PM0.02m
10:16AM0.08m
10:42PM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:29
 mm
1
4
3
5
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
6
7
7
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
10
11
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