Struisbaai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.79° S 20.06° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Struisbaai sea temperature is

17.4°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	170	131	128	128	128	147	140	106	102	192	726	1312	2978	2894	2913	2708	2633	2633	2036	1783	1551
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	N	SE	SSE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on
High Tide			3:41PM1.97m				4:09AM1.79m				4:21PM1.88m				4:50AM1.71m					5:04PM1.74m
Low Tide	9:30AM0.08m				9:59PM-0.02m				10:09AM0.14m				10:39PM0.07m				10:53AM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	16	20	19	18	17	17	17	16	17	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	18	16	16	17	15	15	14	15	18	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	E 7	E 7	SE 7	SW 10	SW 9	WSW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	170	131	128	128	128	147	66	49	49	192	314	625	2978	2894	2913	2708	2633	2633	2036	1783	1551
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SE 8	E 7	E 7	SW 18	SW 17	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 11	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 10
kJ	33	22	43	28	40	69	140	69	52	48	726	1312	70	33	69	45	55	25	81	101	157
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	W 10	W 10	SW 10	SW 10	SE 7	E 7	E 7	SE 8	ESE 9	—	—	ESE 12	—	ESE 11	—	SW 16
kJ	14	26	93	86	104	90	67	106	102	47	34	34	50	52	—	—	15	—	24	—	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	ESE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	72	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Onrus Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	92	159	0	0	0	0	0	0	96	175	124	69	69	63	63	63	69	124	264	203	69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point		Koeel Bay	Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Hawston		Pringle Bay	Hawston	Pringle Bay	Voelklip	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Pringle Bay			Hawston
Rating (10 max)	1		1	2	2	2	2	1	1		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Pringle Bay Overberg	Captains Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Backdoor United States	Backdoor United States	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	The Bowl United Kingdom	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Anael France	Tahai Chile	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5

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