Port St Johns Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.63° S 29.55° E

Port St Johns 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Port St Johns sea temperature is
22.1° C
1.5° 

Port St Johns surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Port St Johns today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Port St Johns at 2AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
648
661
740
937
1795
2069
2034
1966
1842
1685
1462
1435
1260
1216
1061
936
761
676
598
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:33PM1.68m
5:38AM1.59m
6:02PM1.67m
6:08AM1.53m
6:33PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.17m
11:45AM0.07m
00:09AM0.20m
12:15PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
12
13
17
19
18
16
15
15
14
14
19
21
19
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
9
11
16
18
18
16
15
15
13
12
18
20
18
16
15
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