Surf-Forecast | Yellowsands Beach Surf Guide

Yellowsands Beach Surf Guide

Yellowsands Beach in East London is an exposed river break that has dependable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the west. Surfable in an onshore breeze Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. Waves at the river are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of and rips.

Yellowsands Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	4	consistent	20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Yellowsands Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Yellowsands Beach occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Yellowsands Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Yellowsands Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in June while 30% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 19% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

30%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

19%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Yellowsands Beach Location Map

Interactive Yellowsands Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Yellowsands Beach is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Yellowsands Beach is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 79 km (49 miles) away.

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Yellowsands Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 17:39 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09			Wed
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross

What does Yellowsands Beach look like?

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Tides at Yellowsands Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Cintsa East, 3 km from Yellowsands Beach.

Next High Water: 10:51pm | 1.31m

Next Low Water: 05:22am | 0.47m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Yellowsands Beach Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (20.8 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite