Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 8AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (03 May)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
2
3
3
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2
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
W
10
2.5
WSW
10
3
W
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1170
794
791
600
720
2228
1112
1178
1389
1064
2190
1624
1624
1673
1622
1268
1247
1302
1119
1029
2618
4764
4417
4609
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
25
W
25
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
10
SSW
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:46AM1.72m
4:10PM1.63m
4:15AM1.66m
4:40PM1.56m
4:46AM1.57m
5:12PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.19m
10:08PM0.33m
10:28AM0.25m
10:38PM0.40m
10:58AM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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7:16
7:16
7:18
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5:55
5:54
5:53
1
9
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
21
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
17
15
15
20
20
18
16
18
17
14
12
12
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
14
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
9
0.7
S
10
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
Energy kJ
907
794
791
384
339
96
682
621
1043
440
954
1624
240
236
179
1268
1247
158
1119
1029
2618
3830
4417
4024
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
1.3
SW
11
1.3
WSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
13
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.5
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
223
223
167
371
720
107
98
176
508
277
362
244
15
14
14
164
161
12
198
822
639
480
394
343
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
SW
10
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
278
268
371
600
281
107
144
71
232
10
256
16
15
8
2
14
13
3
12
54
50
49
101
163
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
10
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
W
10
2.5
WSW
10
3
W
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
0.9
WNW
5
4.5
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1170
2228
1112
1178
1389
1064
2190
1624
1673
1622
1302
38
4764
4609
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
4
5
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
19
19
63
0
0
92
92
83
19
123
122
19
123
123
132
19
19
19
122
124
123
264
206
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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