Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 1 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

18.7°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 7PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Evening (02 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1058	957	785	757	558	505	406	347	975	1272	1370	1401	1380	1249	1060	981	816	791	724	634	522	480	488
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	N	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off
High Tide	9:38AM1.35m				10:23PM1.24m					11:05AM1.45m				11:42PM1.33m				12:03PM1.57m				00:35AM1.43m
Low Tide			4:19PM0.61m				4:37AM0.57m					5:41PM0.50m				5:47AM0.49m				6:35PM0.36m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33
	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	7:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	18	21	21	20	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	18	17	19	20	17	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1058	957	785	757	558	505	406	341	975	1272	1370	1401	1380	1249	1060	981	816	791	724	634	522	480	488
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	W 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 5	E 5	E 5	WSW 10	E 10
kJ	58	37	53	51	34	37	149	347	35	34	33	33	—	—	4	30	30	31	22	23	18	123	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	—	—	S 15	SSW 15	ESE 11	ESE 10	W 16	W 16	—	—	—	—	—	W 15	W 15	W 15	E 10	E 10	WSW 10	E 5	E 5
kJ	—	4	—	—	4	44	37	37	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	31	31	75	18	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 4	E 5	—	—	—	—	W 9
kJ	—	—	—	14	19	34	45	56	49	38	28	22	125	121	121	118	19	20	—	—	—	—	175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	206	314	264	69	69	69	69	69	69	124	69	69	69	69	63	63	63	122	92	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg				De Kelders	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	De Kelders	Hawston	Paranoia	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Pringle Bay	Kleinmond	Bettys Bay	Bettys Bay	Haardebaai	Onrus	Kleinmond	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)				3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4

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