Struisbaai surf break

Struisbaai surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 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
17.9° 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: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1001
980
1766
1915
1915
1712
1384
1226
1190
1338
1338
1226
1783
2263
2034
1881
1875
3093
4393
4009
3923
3912
253
299
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
30
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:40PM1.56m
4:46AM1.57m
5:12PM1.48m
5:17AM1.47m
5:49PM1.39m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.25m
10:38PM0.40m
10:58AM0.34m
11:10PM0.49m
11:31AM0.42m
11:46PM0.58m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
5
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
16
17
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
14
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
15
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
12
Energy kJ
440
368
244
240
236
179
167
1226
1190
1338
1338
1226
1783
2263
2034
1881
361
311
252
350
395
261
4106
5153
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
277
256
16
15
14
14
14
126
126
123
359
1124
800
614
540
422
245
258
301
138
88
91
253
299
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.5
WSW
11
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
10
9
7
15
8
2
3
13
12
12
12
50
49
103
163
254
15
14
66
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
Energy kJ
1001
980
1766
1915
1915
1712
1384
1875
3093
4393
4009
3923
3912
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
123
141
159
155
132
122
19
83
19
19
19
130
175
69
69
69
69
135
751
318
318
320
96
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
6
5
8
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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