Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 1 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

18.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 4AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	11s
Evening (06 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the E by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1946	1423	1107	1165	1193	1941	2059	1640	1673	1689	2037	2923	4950	4735	3991	3478	2707	2250	1744	1422	1138	943	759	673	297	254
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	1:17AM1.53m				1:25PM1.74m				1:52AM1.61m				1:58PM1.78m					2:25AM1.66m				2:30PM1.80m				2:55AM1.69m
Low Tide			7:18AM0.33m				7:50PM0.17m				7:54AM0.28m					8:21PM0.13m				8:26AM0.26m				8:50PM0.11m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31
	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	7:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	17	17	16	15	16	16	16	15	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	10	11	11	12	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	8	8	9	8	9	9	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11
kJ	373	715	673	308	1193	12	12	1640	1673	1689	2037	2923	4950	4735	3991	3478	2707	2250	1744	1422	1138	943	759	673	297	254
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 8	—	E 8	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	SSW 16	W 9	W 9	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	SW 11	S 10
kJ	22	22	176	384	22	—	12	313	196	162	132	475	56	38	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	237	133
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	NW 13	—	—	E 8	E 9	E 9	SSW 18	W 9	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 21	SW 21	SW 21
kJ	—	23	23	23	7	—	—	13	13	14	60	104	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 4	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8
kJ	1946	1423	1107	1165	1071	1941	2059	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	38	115	216	346	430	527	903	990
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Muizenberg Cape Town	Nine Mile Reef Cape Town	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Meerensee Beach Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	164	151	92	92	100	159	159	314	159	130	131	130	175	201	279	314	264	70	69	69	130	126	124	124	130	69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Vleesbaai	Gourits Mouth	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point					Koeel Bay	Kanon	Koeel Bay						Gansbaai	Gansbaai	De Kelders	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Paranoia	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Voelklip
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	5					3	2	3						4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	5	3	4	3	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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