Kei Mouth Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Kei Mouth in East London is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rocks, sharks,kelp.

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Overall Kei Mouth Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kei Mouth:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Periwinkles	0 mi
Second closest break	Whispering Waves	1 mi
Third closest break	Whacky Point	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Barbel Point	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Morgans Bay	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Kei Mouth:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4495 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5363 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5394 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5768 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5937 mi
Tide stations nearest to Kei Mouth:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	250 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2623 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2787 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3154 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3434 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Kei Mouth:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	142 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	267 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	267 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	267 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	267 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Kei Mouth:
Closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	27 mi
Second closest city location	East London (South Africa)	36 mi
Third closest city location	Stutterheim (South Africa)	57 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	66 mi
Fifth closest city location	Umtata (South Africa)	81 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Kei Mouth is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 66 km (41 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Kei Mouth is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Third is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, 128 km (80 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa is 164 km (102 miles) away.
• Margate Airport (MGH), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Kei Mouth and is 274 km (170 miles) away.