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Struisbaai Surf Forecast
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Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?
The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 1AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Struisbaai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
1436 | 1403 | 1637 | 1729 | 1769 | 1688 | 1881 | 2003 | 2261 | 2171 | 2024 | 1913 | 1818 | 2124 | 2470 | 2304 | 1990 | 1651 | 1427 | 1163 | 919 | 800 | 998 | 1575 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.66m | 1:39PM1.54m | 1:47AM1.73m | 2:12PM1.61m | 2:18AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.39m | 7:41AM0.26m | 7:42PM0.33m | 8:11AM0.19m | 8:13PM0.28m | 8:39AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 1436 | 1403 | 1637 | 1729 | 1769 | 1688 | 1881 | 2003 | 2261 | 2171 | 2024 | 1913 | 1818 | 2124 | 2470 | 2304 | 1990 | 1651 | 1427 | 1163 | 919 | 800 | 998 | 1575 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 32 | 31 | 573 | 500 | 471 | 416 | 370 | 292 | 292 | 322 | 275 | 307 | 222 | 227 | 181 | 208 | 511 | 527 | 527 | 357 | 254 | 626 | 436 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 8 | 103 | 102 | 155 | 261 | 144 | 100 | 204 | 242 | 313 | 18 | 689 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1316 | 890 | 712 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 159 | 130 | 131 | 130 | 69 | 69 | 124 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 264 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 84 |
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