Treskostraal surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 SAST
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Treskostraal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Treskostraal sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Treskostraal today?

The current surf forecast for Treskostraal at 5PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2133
2107
1900
1776
1600
1435
1265
1079
943
957
857
690
599
635
836
1236
2611
4033
5282
6459
6799
6632
5182
4544
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
50
N
25
WSW
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
40
NW
55
NW
65
NW
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:53PM1.12m
8:12AM1.05m
9:12PM1.14m
9:42AM1.05m
10:24PM1.20m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.53m
2:01AM0.64m
2:23PM0.57m
3:36AM0.63m
3:48PM0.56m
4:55AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:26
7:26
7:28
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6:02
6:01
6:00
6:00
1
10
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
9
6
8
7
4
3
3
3
4
8
7
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2133
2107
1900
1776
1600
1435
1265
1079
943
957
857
690
599
517
581
723
3
2
18
18
18
6632
5182
4544
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
142
132
102
99
74
53
50
33
32
33
12
11
16
15
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
6
21
20
19
17
16
16
15
14
17
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
1.1
NW
4
2
NW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
2.5
NW
8
4
NW
9
Energy kJ
7
41
241
635
836
1236
2611
4033
5282
6459
6799
756
2541
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
1
1
5
1
1
Distance (km)
0
15
15
12
0
0
0
84
158
207
475
200
244
15
144
860
531
1060
819
531
531
453
438
438
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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