Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).
	Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	!	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4121	4163	3875	3398	3184	3184	3447	3642	3642	3298	3207	2893	2676	2521	2282	2209	2160	2151	1929	1757	1564	1538	1342	1102
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ENE	NNW	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide				10:19AM1.26m				10:45PM1.49m					11:45AM1.32m				00:03AM1.56m				12:55PM1.45m
Low Tide		4:03AM0.49m				4:10PM0.59m					5:26AM0.44m				5:39PM0.55m				6:40AM0.33m				6:55PM0.44m


	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	14	15	14	15	15	16	15	16
Feels °C	10	12	11	11	10	10	13	12	11	12	11	11	9	9	11	11	9	11	11	10	10	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12
kJ	4121	4163	3875	3398	3184	3184	3447	3642	3642	3298	3207	2893	2676	2521	2282	2209	2160	2151	1929	1757	1564	1538	1342	1102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	SE 16	SE 16	SW 12	SW 13	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	—	SE 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12
kJ	10	10	—	—	11	10	1319	290	9	8	8	—	8	15	30	51	74	71	98	92	85	85	118	134
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 16	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 12	W 11	W 14	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	95	87	15	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	69	70	69	69	69	201	69	70	63	63	63	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	130	69	69
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4		4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5

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