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Struisbaai Surf Forecast
/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /
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Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | |
807 | 589 | 505 | 368 | 268 | 230 | 226 | 215 | 224 | 245 | 233 | 233 | 387 | 551 | 189 | 555 | 643 | 154 | 255 | 337 | 726 | 1026 | 1120 | 1484 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.21m | 10:28PM1.33m | 11:10AM1.24m | 11:45PM1.44m | 12:17PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.67m | 3:52PM0.62m | 5:08AM0.62m | 5:23PM0.56m | 6:18AM0.49m | 6:23PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 807 | 589 | 378 | 302 | 334 | 358 | 384 | 348 | 348 | 304 | 263 | 215 | 225 | 230 | 189 | 168 | 162 | 129 | 123 | 95 | 73 | 89 | 85 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 10 | SSE 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 505 | 368 | 268 | 230 | 226 | 215 | 224 | 245 | 233 | 233 | 6 | 6 | 189 | 25 | 41 | 154 | 81 | 34 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 17 | SSE 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 5 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 319 | 378 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 387 | 551 | 95 | 555 | 643 | 177 | 255 | 337 | 726 | 1026 | 1120 | 1484 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 151 | 159 | 302 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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