Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

16.0°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 (15 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 8AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Evening (15 Sep)	11ft (3.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16								Thursday 17
	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)	2	1	!	!	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 9	W 9	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 9	SW 9	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	272	345	471	637	887	1670	1827	4698	4803	4464	1559	1328	2496	1585	1609	2021	2349	2596	2348	2089	1969	1488	1291	1208
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:12AM1.59m				5:23PM1.65m				5:41AM1.46m				5:51PM1.49m				6:11AM1.32m				6:21PM1.33m
Low Tide	11:09PM0.21m				11:10AM0.31m				11:35PM0.34m				11:37AM0.45m				00:03AM0.49m				12:04PM0.60m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	19	21	20	17	13	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	14	13	10	13	13	13	9	6	8	7	7	10	10	9	10	9	8	7	8	8	8	9	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	SW 16	E 11	E 11	SW 14	SW 9	SW 9	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	609	551	489	418	426	451	1248	335	282	4464	1559	1328	2496	1585	1609	2021	2349	2596	2348	2089	1969	1488	1291	1208
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 16	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	W 13	WSW 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	224	174	168	198	180	803	396	401	338	185	666	647	618	669	711	582	339	72	72	71	72	50	50	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	SW 17	—	S 9	—	—	S 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	S 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	WSW 12	E 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	190	37	59	147	350	—	2	—	—	2	146	141	104	111	100	98	98	49	98	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 9	W 9	WSW 15	WSW 14	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	272	345	471	637	887	1670	1827	4698	4803	—	—	—	—	64	—	—	—	—	53	—	—	57	83	103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Struisbaai Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Middle Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Hell West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	19	19	123	132	19	132	122	280	772	201	175	201	264	264	69	69	69	69	130	302	264	264	96
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Haardebaai				Gourits Mouth				Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Koeel Bay				Hawston
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4				4				4	4	4	4	3				4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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