Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 01 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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (01 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)101010131313131212121212121218181716161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)340200200290330659649549471421421361319314388522754940100110191488132112271034
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
S
5
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunrise---5:28-------5:30-------5:31----
Sunset------7:55-------7:55-------7:55-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1-1----
Temp. °C212121212223222221212122222222212020202121212120
Feels °C (?)222323222222212323232323212020212122222119181818
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