Struisbaai Surf Forecast

/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.79° S 20.06° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 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 17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 May)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Afternoon (16 May)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (16 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning).
	Sat 16					Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tue 19
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1527	1236	1056	953	835	835	689	657	647	336	826	820	888	946	888	975	1187	768	1233	919	734	716	932	1089
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:58PM1.79m				3:10AM1.96m				3:42PM1.81m				3:55AM1.91m				4:27PM1.77m				4:41AM1.81m
Low Tide	8:48AM-0.04m				8:59PM0.12m				9:31AM-0.04m				9:45PM0.12m				10:15AM0.01m				10:32PM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—
	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	5:42
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	17	14	14	13	12	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1527	1236	1056	953	835	835	689	657	647	336	826	820	888	946	888	975	1187	768	1233	919	734	658	700	632
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 6	S 13	S 13	SSW 15	S 12	S 8	SSE 12	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15
kJ	830	805	625	614	520	411	396	403	350	279	223	133	128	130	43	212	163	372	104	257	28	26	25	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	E 11	E 11	SW 14	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 18	S 12	S 17	SSE 16	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	284	46	49	44	41	25	34	34	32	6	72	5	26	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 4	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	—	—	5	6	7	4	2	—	29	38	—	—	—	—	—	41	56	40	214	230	558	716	932	1089
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	1	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	69	69	69	69	69	69	19	0	69	132	96	69	69	69	69	69	69	185	185	185	185	185	245	264
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Voelklip	Voelklip	Voelklip	Voelklip	Voelklip	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Gourits Mouth	Voelklip	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Voelklip	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yzerfontein West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Boners United States	Boners United States	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Beach Road South Africa	Beach Road South Africa	Buchupureo Chile	Moss Landing United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Boners United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Arrawarra Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States	Back Bommie Australia	Cortez Bank United States	San Jorge - Faja dos Cubres Portugal	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Black Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	6	9	9	7	4	4	5	7	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4

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