Alkantstrand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.80° S 32.10° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Alkantstrand sea temperature is

23.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Alkantstrand today (09 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alkantstrand at 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Evening (09 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	8s

Table - waves today at Alkantstrand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 9							Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	1	0	!	!	1	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	1	0	0	1	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	590	492	446	423	443	588	767	697	617	641	683	767	969	1252	1208	1186	1165	1045	935	831	857	730	575	500	431
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off
High Tide					3:35PM1.91m				3:52AM1.83m				4:03PM1.89m				4:20AM1.81m				4:30PM1.83m				4:48AM1.75m
Low Tide			9:24AM0.14m				9:44PM0.10m				9:53AM0.14m				10:12PM0.11m				10:22AM0.18m				10:40PM0.16m


	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—
	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	6:20
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	20	21	21	20	20	19	19	20	23	23	22	20	20	19	18	21	25	26	24	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	19	18	19	20	20	18	19	18	18	18	21	20	20	20	21	20	18	21	24	24	22	21	21	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	345	354	402	423	443	588	767	697	617	641	683	767	969	1252	1208	1186	1165	1045	935	831	857	730	575	500	431
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	590	492	446	304	265	205	144	105	134	121	86	86	160	143	138	93	87	56	55	35	18	18	17	17	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	SW 11	S 15	SSW 11	S 14	SSE 14	—	—	SSW 12	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	63	61	33	17	48	61	63	—	—	14	42	52	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	17	18	26	11	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	37	1057	893	838	0	0	0	57	157	157	157	51	1	0	0	0	157	157	157	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3				3	3	3	3				4	4	4	3	3				3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Siyayi KZN North	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6

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