Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

16.1° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 6AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).
	Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1682	1565	1452	1367	1308	1308	1308	1308	1110	996	996	905	905	821	821	755	744	653	546	479	416	367	309	255
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		3:07AM1.64m				3:33PM1.69m				3:38AM1.69m				4:02PM1.76m				4:07AM1.70m				4:31PM1.80m
Low Tide				9:23AM0.19m				9:40PM0.29m				9:50AM0.14m				10:09PM0.25m				10:17AM0.11m				10:39PM0.23m


	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	15	15
Feels °C	9	9	8	7	9	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	7	7	9	9	8	8	8	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	1682	1565	1452	1367	1308	1308	1308	1308	1110	996	996	905	905	821	821	755	744	653	546	479	416	367	309	255
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	14	12	49	74	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9
kJ	230	275	308	318	254	277	328	425	475	431	340	279	263	269	332	426	706	893	825	765	783	829	941	985
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay 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	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	Gansbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	130	130	69	69	124	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	69	69	69	63
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	7	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	6

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