Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 11PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (07 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
S
2.4
SSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111112121212101112121212121414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4217368032882647171514481121851247929543257311418371549141311521087915805689512438389672
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
NE
15
NNW
30
W
40
W
50
W
55
W
35
WSW
25
SW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
1.54
6:31AM
1.67
6:43PM
1.41
7:12AM
1.55
7:27PM
1.27
7:56AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:11AM
0.27
12:50PM
0.41
12:46AM
0.40
1:34PM
0.52
1:24AM
0.54
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----5:35-------5:35-------5:37--
Sunset7:55-------7:55-------7:55-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181720232323201919191920201919202020202121
Feels °C (?)151616161515151515151516171717161415151615141615
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