Struisbaai Surf Forecast

/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.79° S 20.06° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 May)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (17 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (17 May)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Tue afternoon).
	Sun 17					Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wed 20
	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	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	647	336	826	820	888	745	888	975	1203	820	1150	919	734	746	976	955	925	1060	451	424	341	268	255	184
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			3:42PM1.81m				3:55AM1.91m				4:27PM1.77m				4:41AM1.81m					5:15PM1.70m				5:31AM1.67m
Low Tide	9:31AM-0.04m				9:45PM0.12m				10:15AM0.01m				10:32PM0.18m					11:01AM0.11m				11:24PM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—
	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	5:42
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	3	—	—	1	12	2	4	1
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	17	16	16	17	18	18	17
Feels °C	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	10	10	11	11	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	647	336	826	820	888	745	888	975	1203	820	1150	919	734	658	700	632	623	451	451	424	341	268	255	184
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 5	S 13	S 11	SSW 15	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSW 9	SSE 12	SSW 9	SSE 12
kJ	350	279	223	133	128	130	20	212	57	377	104	72	28	26	25	45	42	76	71	73	17	104	16	117
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	SW 14	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 13	SSW 16	S 13	S 12	S 18	S 18	S 17	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	2	284	40	39	40	41	123	105	85	148	6	6	5	—	—	—	—	19	25	37	28	17	16	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 6	SSW 4	—	—	—	E 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	18	4	—	—	—	40	96	86	86	284	448	619	746	976	955	925	1060	1397	1664	1755	1463	1757	1494
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Kamer Van Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4
Distance (km)	69	124	132	69	69	69	69	69	69	182	69	69	185	177	179	182	180	130	135	135	69	69	126	69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Pringle Bay	Vleesbaai	Voelklip	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	De Kelders		De Kelders	De Kelders						Koeel Bay			Gansbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	4		4	4						3			4	3	2	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Fullers United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Balephuil (Tiree) United Kingdom	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Cortez Bank United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Back Bommie Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	7	4	8	6	4	4	5	6	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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