Port St Johns 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port St Johns today (17 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Port St Johns at 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Afternoon (17 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (17 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

Table - waves today at Port St Johns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 17					Thursday 18								Friday 19								Sat 20
	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)	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	4	3	2	2	3	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	413	439	433	439	704	886	1121	1277	1224	1214	1059	683	711	805	515	508	452	402	454	1207	1189	1293	1116	942
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	NW	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:33PM1.61m				5:47AM1.56m				6:20PM1.58m				6:32AM1.45m				7:09PM1.51m				7:18AM1.34m
Low Tide		11:16AM0.08m				11:39PM0.20m				11:59AM0.13m				00:27AM0.28m				12:43PM0.20m				1:18AM0.38m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—
	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	20	20	18	17	17	18	16	16	18	18	18	17	18	18	16	16
Feels °C	18	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	21	19	17	16	15	15	14	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 6	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12
kJ	413	439	433	439	704	886	1121	1277	1224	1214	1059	683	711	805	515	108	452	402	454	1207	1189	1293	1116	942
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	E 7	SSE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	35	37	38	24	4	13	17	17	16	61	162	298	295	14	13	508	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	—	SW 20	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	E 9	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	8	9	9	8	8	—	60	—	16	15	15	14	—	—	13	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 8	S 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	33	95	197	166	245	291	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	11	47	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	86	0	7	42	7	0	42	161	7	7	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Whale Rock	Igoda	Haga-Haga	Glen Eden	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Glen Eden	Barbel Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	7	4	4	7	4	4	5

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