Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
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0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
0.2
S
17
1.9
W
6
1.9
W
6
2
W
6
1.8
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.9
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
9
3
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
551
23
270
270
293
245
202
358
534
560
528
1282
1798
2354
1974
2065
1534
1487
1567
1555
1667
1860
2566
Wind (km/h)
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:10AM1.24m
11:45PM1.44m
12:17PM1.34m
00:36AM1.57m
1:03PM1.45m
1:14AM1.66m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.56m
6:18AM0.49m
6:23PM0.47m
7:05AM0.37m
7:06PM0.39m
7:41AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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7:11
7:11
7:11
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6:04
6:02
6:01
6:00
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
18
17
17
16
16
16
20
16
15
14
13
13
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
18
15
12
11
13
13
14
14
15
9
9
8
5
4
6
6
6
8
8
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
SW
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.8
S
10
1.2
WSW
12
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
Energy kJ
220
220
194
160
132
129
125
69
68
49
61
58
144
36
36
656
426
1208
1487
1567
1555
1667
1860
2566
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
11
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SW
16
0.8
E
9
0.8
WSW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.6
E
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
SW
10
Energy kJ
233
6
6
23
25
41
97
107
34
76
75
72
53
17
25
27
51
51
49
31
31
532
500
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
6
6
23
12
11
25
41
13
22
21
20
19
18
17
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
1.6
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
6
1.9
W
6
1.9
W
6
2
W
6
1.8
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.9
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
9
3
SW
9
3.5
SW
9
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.4
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
Energy kJ
7
551
249
270
270
293
245
202
358
534
560
528
1282
1798
2354
1974
2065
1534
1125
794
687
703
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
1
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
164
164
122
84
0
19
19
123
164
159
206
803
303
1102
185
175
1507
175
130
130
124
124
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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