Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.8
W
6
1.9
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
807
589
505
368
268
230
226
215
224
245
233
233
387
551
189
555
643
154
255
337
726
1026
1120
1484
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
SW
40
SW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM1.21m
10:28PM1.33m
11:10AM1.24m
11:45PM1.44m
12:17PM1.34m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.67m
3:52PM0.62m
5:08AM0.62m
5:23PM0.56m
6:18AM0.49m
6:23PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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6:05
6:04
6:02
3
3
2
Temp °C
17
16
16
20
24
23
21
20
20
20
19
21
21
19
18
17
16
16
17
19
20
14
16
13
13
13
13
16
20
20
20
19
20
19
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
15
12
7
9
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
807
589
378
302
334
358
384
348
348
304
263
215
225
230
189
168
162
129
123
95
73
89
85
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.9
WSW
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SW
16
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
505
368
268
230
226
215
224
245
233
233
6
6
189
25
41
154
81
34
76
75
72
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
9
9
31
19
19
32
16
15
6
6
23
23
11
25
41
40
22
21
20
19
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
0.4
W
3
1.3
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
W
5
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
6
1.8
W
6
1.9
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
SW
9
Energy kJ
319
378
2
387
551
95
555
643
177
255
337
726
1026
1120
1484
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
70
69
63
63
63
63
63
63
19
0
0
0
164
84
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
151
159
302
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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