Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 5PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (01 May)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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1
2
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
4.5
W
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.4
SW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
10
2.5
W
14
2.1
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2937
2713
2733
3028
4459
3918
5030
3144
3527
2432
1916
1493
1591
932
787
712
690
784
2297
901
2904
919
959
1102
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NW
15
SSW
25
W
20
WNW
10
N
10
WNW
30
WSW
30
W
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:11PM1.67m
3:17AM1.77m
3:40PM1.66m
3:46AM1.72m
4:10PM1.63m
4:15AM1.66m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.13m
9:11PM0.26m
9:33AM0.15m
9:40PM0.28m
10:00AM0.19m
10:08PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
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7:16
7:16
7:16
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5:58
5:57
5:55
5:54
3
8
Temp °C
17
19
19
18
17
15
15
17
19
22
21
19
18
18
18
19
22
20
20
19
18
18
16
16
12
12
13
11
12
11
11
14
15
18
15
16
16
17
16
17
21
18
17
17
17
17
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
0.1
E
10
0.4
S
15
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
2.4
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2937
2713
2733
3028
2
70
3549
3144
2442
240
284
284
1161
932
787
712
690
698
2297
774
988
919
440
368
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
1
S
11
1
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SW
18
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
SW
15
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
S
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
26
10
10
4
4
2
253
266
295
106
69
113
279
227
223
210
600
784
82
144
530
508
277
205
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSE
10
0.7
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
2
2
69
72
71
37
86
66
154
278
268
447
162
159
107
58
176
229
10
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
4.5
W
11
2.4
NW
8
4
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.1
WSW
10
2.5
W
14
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
W
11
Energy kJ
148
448
604
639
4459
3918
5030
631
3527
2432
1916
1493
1591
680
901
2904
959
1102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
123
19
19
132
19
123
123
123
123
132
109
83
19
63
63
19
0
132
19
19
19
19
123
203
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
5
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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