Struisbaai, South Africa

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Fisherman's Cottages Hotagterklip, Struisbaai. 06 — Struisbaai, the nearest town. Photo: Chris Snelling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Struisbaai

Struisbaai is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From Struisbaai you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Struisbaai Point, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 40 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 162 km away.

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Staying in Struisbaai

40 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 162 km, GRJ, 231 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Struisbaai.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Struisbaai each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Struisbaai too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Struisbaai Back Reef1 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft486 kJ

5 ft343 kJ

8 ft840 kJ

7 ft665 kJ

8 ft826 kJ

4 ft178 kJ

3 ft72 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Struisbaai Back Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	486kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	343kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	840kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	7 ft8 ssoft	665kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	8 ft9 smushy	826kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	4 ft8 smushy	178kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Struisbaai Point0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft438 kJ

5 ft341 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

7 ft593 kJ

8 ft772 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Struisbaai Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	6 ft8 ssoft	438kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	341kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	624kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	7 ft8 ssoft	593kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	8 ft9 smushy	772kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	4 ft8 smushy	167kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Suiderstrand8.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in L'Agulhas, 5 km

6 ft456 kJ

6 ft327 kJ

9 ft1127 kJ

8 ft885 kJ

7 ft670 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

4 ft103 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Suiderstrand, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	6 ft8 smushy	456kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	6 ft7 smushy	327kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	9 ft9 ssoft	1,127kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	8 ft8 smushy	885kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	46, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	670kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	4 ft7 smushy	173kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	4 ft6 smushy	103kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Struisbaai Reef0.7 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft486 kJ

5 ft343 kJ

6 ft623 kJ

7 ft665 kJ

8 ft826 kJ

4 ft178 kJ

3 ft72 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Struisbaai Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	486kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	343kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	6 ft10 ssoft	623kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	665kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	8 ft9 smushy	826kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	4 ft8 smushy	178kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	21°C

Meisho Maru7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in L'Agulhas, 3 km

6 ft456 kJ

6 ft327 kJ

9 ft1136 kJ

8 ft885 kJ

9 ft976 kJ

4 ft183 kJ

4 ft100 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Meisho Maru, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft8 smushy	456kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	6 ft7 smushy	327kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	20, poor	9 ft9 ssoft	1,136kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	8 ft8 smushy	885kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	9 ft8 ssoft	976kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	183kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	16, too small	4 ft6 smushy	100kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Aghulus Reef5.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in L'Agulhas, 2 km

7 ft564 kJ

6 ft349 kJ

7 ft789 kJ

9 ft939 kJ

7 ft711 kJ

4 ft218 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Aghulus Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	564kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	6 ft7 smushy	349kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	7 ft10 ssoft	789kJ	wind from the west, 23 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	16, poor	9 ft8 ssoft	939kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	7 ft8 ssoft	711kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	4 ft8 smushy	218kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Struisbaai Harbour Wedge0.6 kmabout 5 min by car

8 ft798 kJ

6 ft511 kJ

7 ft935 kJ

8 ft857 kJ

7 ft711 kJ

4 ft224 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Struisbaai Harbour Wedge, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	8 ft9 ssoft	798kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	511kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	7 ft10 ssoft	935kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	8 ft9 ssoft	857kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	7 ft9 smushy	711kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	4 ft8 smushy	224kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Jessies Bay3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in L'Agulhas

8 ft767 kJ

6 ft327 kJ

9 ft1201 kJ

8 ft851 kJ

9 ft991 kJ

4 ft214 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Jessies Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	8 ft8 ssoft	767kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	6 ft7 smushy	327kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	9 ft9 ssoft	1,201kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	8 ft8 ssoft	851kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	9 ft8 ssoft	991kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	4 ft8 smushy	214kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Struisbaai, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Struisbaai

Prêt at 55 KnotsSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
The Shipwreck Coffee Shop0.3 km from the centre
Catch Cook Restaurant0.5 km from the centre
Coffee Full Stop0.5 km from the centre
Fish and More0.5 km from the centre
Harbour Café0.5 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits