Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 21 Jan 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
21.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 4AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121313131515151514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96693685083682282274769460487895398399818462513283044554395433442154558469644404158
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
SE
15
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
1.82
4:53PM
1.72
5:18AM
1.82
5:27PM
1.66
5:51AM
1.80
6:03PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:32PM
0.08
10:54AM
0.21
11:01PM
0.10
11:28AM
0.22
11:32PM
0.15
12:04PM
0.26
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---5:47-------5:48-------5:48----
Sunset------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919192020212020201920202020191818171819191818
Feels °C (?)131314141616181818192019151414141516151515141416
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