Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

18.3°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 4PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	887	872	770	744	626	626	933	1482	1824	1734	1650	1535	1403	1381	1240	1112	1088	1111	1100	1026	814	564	505
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		6:35AM1.46m				6:58PM1.38m				7:55AM1.36m					8:32PM1.25m				9:38AM1.35m				10:23PM1.24m
Low Tide				12:47PM0.53m				1:24AM0.51m					2:24PM0.64m				3:00AM0.59m				4:19PM0.61m


	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	20	19	17	17	16	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	19	18	19	19	16	15	14	13	13	14	15	14	13	15	15	15	15	16	14	14	13	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	887	872	770	744	626	626	933	1482	1824	1734	1650	1535	1403	1381	1240	1112	1088	1111	1100	1026	814	564	505
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 10	SW 14	W 12	W 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10
kJ	107	78	73	75	67	273	404	280	35	52	37	59	23	22	22	12	71	62	58	55	52	51	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	W 11	W 11	—	—	—	—	SSW 15
kJ	40	78	71	72	42	43	47	49	50	50	52	23	32	16	16	28	21	21	—	—	—	—	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	32	53	52	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	4	1	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	69	69	69	201	201	123	132	69	131	124	124	201	175	69	69	69	69	69	201	264	264	96	69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Gansbaai			Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Gansbaai		Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay		Gourits Mouth	Hawston	Gourits Mouth	Gourits Mouth	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point				Hawston	Hawston
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			2	2	4		3	3		3	4	3	3	3	3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gansbaai Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Brak River Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Boat Basin Lefts Guam	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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