Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 3AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
!
!
0
!
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121211111111111111111114131212121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1668141712799868998848008407847707017016385795896179111863309737163615370631412099
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
W
40
SW
35
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
1.10
11:42AM
1.26
12:45AM
1.19
12:47PM
1.33
1:34AM
1.30
1:35PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.69
5:18AM
0.79
6:33PM
0.62
6:43AM
0.72
7:25PM
0.53
7:35AM
0.62
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:41--
Sunset7:55-------7:55-------7:55-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C212020191819212121201919192022222222191717171717
Feels °C (?)202122212020201919201919202121171816141011131212
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