Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 2AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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3
!
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!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
0.8
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1816
1574
1268
1138
1226
1226
1226
1226
2357
2374
2138
1996
2427
4671
4846
4565
4663
4844
208
299
241
196
220
482
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
30
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:40PM1.56m
4:46AM1.57m
5:12PM1.48m
5:17AM1.47m
5:49PM1.39m
5:53AM1.36m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.40m
10:58AM0.34m
11:10PM0.49m
11:31AM0.42m
11:46PM0.58m
12:10PM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
11
11
11
12
11
12
14
13
14
13
13
14
13
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
4.5
SE
12
4.5
ESE
12
4.5
ESE
13
4
ESE
13
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
13
Energy kJ
236
179
1268
1138
1226
1226
1226
1152
2357
2374
2138
1996
306
256
193
350
336
261
5025
5232
5998
5059
4670
5692
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.8
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
12
1
S
8
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
14
14
167
161
158
121
249
1226
800
603
471
429
245
258
301
135
90
64
208
299
241
196
134
482
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.5
WSW
10
0.3
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
8
3
14
13
12
12
12
50
49
103
163
254
15
15
60
48
129
163
220
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
3
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
1816
1574
2427
4671
4846
4565
4663
4844
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
123
123
92
0
19
19
19
124
69
70
63
63
69
135
897
302
751
130
126
69
69
69
69
124
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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