Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 1 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

18.4°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1650	1535	1510	1550	1565	1451	1324	1234	1058	978	894	617	505	457	406	347	975	1291	1390	1422	1380
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide					8:32PM1.25m				9:38AM1.35m				10:23PM1.24m					11:05AM1.45m
Low Tide			2:24PM0.64m				3:00AM0.59m				4:19PM0.61m				4:37AM0.57m					5:41PM0.50m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	12	13	15	15	15	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1650	1535	1510	1550	1565	1451	1324	1234	1058	978	894	617	505	457	406	302	975	1291	1390	1422	1380
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 11	E 11	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	36	35	23	22	12	28	55	62	58	37	53	33	4	44	149	347	34	34	33	33	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	W 11	—	E 7	—	—	S 18	SSW 15	ESE 11	ESE 10	W 16	W 16	—	—	—
kJ	35	23	33	16	16	12	12	37	—	4	—	—	6	45	37	37	5	5	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	50	92	99	90	70	56	56	59	62	55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	175	279	201	69	69	69	96	132	175	279	201	226	69	69	69	69	69	124	124	124	69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg				De Kelders	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Dolphin Point	Gourits Mouth				Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	De Kelders	Hawston	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)				4	4	4	4	3	3				2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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