Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 3PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2140	1921	1826	1883	2180	4218	4306	4121	3954	3875	3398	3056	3184	3447	3697	3642	3298	3022	3022	2717	2560	2340	2246	2151
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	W	SW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	E	NE	N	E	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			8:53AM1.27m				9:24PM1.49m				10:19AM1.26m				10:45PM1.49m					11:45AM1.32m				00:03AM1.56m
Low Tide					2:48PM0.55m				4:03AM0.49m				4:10PM0.59m					5:26AM0.44m				5:39PM0.55m


	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46
	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:44
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15
Feels °C	12	12	12	12	10	10	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	9	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	2140	1921	1826	1883	2180	4218	4306	4121	3954	3875	3398	3056	3184	3447	3697	3642	3298	3022	3022	2717	2560	2340	2246	2151
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SW 13	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12
kJ	353	465	781	875	854	19	10	10	10	—	—	11	10	10	290	9	8	8	—	16	15	30	51	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 11	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 16	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	—	—	—	—
kJ	34	20	20	19	19	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Milnerton Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	19	19	19	92	179	69	69	69	83	69	69	69	201	69	63	63	63	63	69	69	69	69	69	69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point		Gansbaai	Dolphin Point	De Kelders	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Gourits Mouth		Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Gansbaai	Voelklip	Voelklip
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		5	5	5	5	4	4	4		4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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