Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 2AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (31 May)5ft (1.6m)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 Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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0
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
SW
11
2.3
WSW
10
3
SW
10
2.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
899
884
884
1065
1125
1013
913
808
851
734
671
615
715
715
966
1065
1648
1546
1622
1933
2129
1066
1699
939
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
E
10
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
35
W
45
SW
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:52PM1.57m
2:57AM1.65m
3:25PM1.59m
3:30AM1.64m
3:58PM1.58m
4:03AM1.61m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.38m
9:15AM0.24m
9:26PM0.37m
9:47AM0.25m
9:59PM0.39m
10:18AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:36
5:36
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
20
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
17
16
15
16
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
19
17
16
16
16
14
15
16
17
15
15
13
12
9
9
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
0.6
E
8
0.7
SSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
3
SW
10
2.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
899
884
884
1065
1125
1013
913
808
851
734
671
615
715
715
966
1065
1648
1546
1622
42
95
1066
1699
939
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
7
1.8
WSW
10
Energy kJ
38
27
24
17
15
12
29
27
26
26
25
33
29
39
35
34
34
37
42
29
29
9
694
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
S
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
2
7
6
12
2
14
67
30
29
7
15
15
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
5
0.6
E
8
2.5
WSW
12
3
SW
11
2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
9
40
1933
2129
630
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
4
3
4
2
Distance (km)
69
69
69
63
63
63
63
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
63
19
132
132
124
183
201
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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