Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
3
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1013
904
680
1045
4277
4819
4767
4228
3386
3000
2641
2669
2683
2320
3050
4129
3252
2948
2555
2526
2163
1782
1432
1292
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
W
on
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-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
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:18AM1.78m
2:42PM1.65m
2:47AM1.79m
3:11PM1.67m
3:17AM1.77m
3:40PM1.66m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.15m
8:43PM0.26m
9:06AM0.13m
9:11PM0.26m
9:33AM0.15m
9:40PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:59
5:58
5:57
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
20
19
18
18
16
17
18
19
23
21
20
19
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
10
10
10
10
13
13
12
13
12
13
14
16
19
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
0.1
E
10
0.8
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
2.4
W
10
Energy kJ
1013
904
680
1045
4277
4819
4767
4228
3386
3000
2641
2669
2683
2320
3050
2
184
266
295
244
247
235
242
1138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.6
S
14
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SW
18
0.9
S
11
Energy kJ
594
357
347
595
414
270
179
121
78
56
28
26
10
10
4
4
144
69
72
71
69
69
113
188
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SSW
18
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
204
242
268
344
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
2
15
37
86
66
154
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
7
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
Energy kJ
75
172
309
729
495
4129
3252
2948
2555
2526
2163
1782
1432
1292
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
2
4
1
5
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
Distance (km)
63
0
63
69
84
124
84
63
84
19
92
19
19
123
123
19
123
109
109
123
19
123
83
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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