Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Struisbaai today?

The current surf forecast for Struisbaai at 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
2
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
W
11
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
904
680
1045
4277
4819
4767
4170
3386
3000
2641
2669
2572
2320
2558
4190
3836
3849
3208
2603
2291
1869
1357
1489
988
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNE
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
2:42PM1.65m
2:47AM1.79m
3:11PM1.67m
3:17AM1.77m
3:40PM1.66m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.15m
8:43PM0.26m
9:06AM0.13m
9:11PM0.26m
9:33AM0.15m
9:40PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
Temp °C
15
14
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
21
22
20
19
19
14
13
15
16
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
12
12
12
15
16
19
18
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.1
E
10
0.4
S
15
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
2.4
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
904
680
1045
4277
4819
4767
4170
3386
3000
2641
2669
2572
2320
2558
2
69
220
316
295
297
284
235
1175
988
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.7
S
14
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SW
18
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
Energy kJ
357
347
595
414
270
179
121
78
56
28
26
10
10
181
4
2
106
72
71
106
69
113
231
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SSW
18
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
242
268
344
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
2
2
17
15
37
86
66
154
278
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
W
11
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
Energy kJ
52
159
329
604
495
4190
3836
3849
3208
2603
2291
1869
1357
1489
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
4
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
2
4
Distance (km)
19
0
0
84
124
84
84
84
19
19
19
19
19
123
19
123
123
109
19
19
109
63
19
63
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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