Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 3AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10923
9639
7778
5826
4655
3773
3158
2220
1699
1359
1028
718
589
437
368
273
230
207
219
268
241
268
233
229
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
35
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
NE
0
W
5
NNE
0
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:07PM1.40m
7:34AM1.32m
8:39PM1.30m
9:22AM1.21m
10:28PM1.33m
11:10AM1.24m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.58m
2:04PM0.57m
3:13AM0.67m
3:52PM0.62m
5:08AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:09
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6:07
6:06
6:05
6:04
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
20
24
22
21
21
20
20
19
21
20
11
10
10
10
8
6
7
9
10
10
11
13
13
13
16
21
20
20
21
19
20
16
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
Energy kJ
10923
9639
7778
5826
4655
3773
3158
2220
1699
1359
1028
718
589
437
481
403
422
452
404
356
311
311
264
270
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
Energy kJ
21
368
273
230
207
219
268
241
268
233
229
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
9
9
31
32
19
32
16
15
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.6
ENE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
E
6
1.8
E
6
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.1
E
8
0.3
W
2
0.6
W
3
Energy kJ
27
64
138
201
243
244
377
453
689
741
583
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
182
131
131
130
131
130
83
69
69
69
69
69
69
63
63
63
63
0
0
0
0
0
0
156
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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