Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

16.6°C

Struisbaai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Evening (17 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	792	1040	1565	2740	2727	2489	2281	2244	2358	2475	2548	2457	2445	2445	2283	2142	1860	1632	1610	1584	1291	1193	1132	1027
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			6:28AM1.23m				6:35PM1.19m				7:47AM1.12m					8:16PM1.08m				10:17AM1.14m				10:45PM1.11m
Low Tide	00:06AM0.59m				12:23PM0.73m				1:02AM0.71m				1:54PM0.85m					3:06AM0.77m				4:49PM0.82m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	5	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	14	13	13	15	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	12	12	13	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	10	9	11	10	9	8	8	10	8	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	792	1040	1565	2740	2727	2489	2281	2244	2358	2475	2548	2457	2445	2445	2283	2142	1860	1632	1610	1584	1291	1193	1132	1027
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	W 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 7	E 8	E 8
kJ	514	318	92	12	12	12	12	12	5	123	6	6	6	6	6	6	14	14	14	14	10	10	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—
kJ	13	13	12	12	12	12	—	12	12	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	—	WSW 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	34	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Meerensee Beach Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Buffels Bay Cape Town	Meerensee Beach Overberg	Arniston Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	2
Distance (km)	100	92	132	131	124	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	63	19	19	19	92	19	19	109	156	155	100	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point		Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Gansbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Gansbaai	Arniston	Pringle Bay	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Bettys Bay	Kleinmond			Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Pringle Bay Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sollys Cape Town	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Kamer Van Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Kleinmond Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	7	5	5	4	4	5	6	4	5	5	5	6	7	7

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