Barbel Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 SAST
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Barbel Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barbel Point sea temperature is
23.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Barbel Point today?

The current surf forecast for Barbel Point at 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
0.5
SW
1.1
E
0.5
SW
1
SW
0.7
E
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
ENE
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)1114141366613612126777891111121212616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2914013311111112417280976927240244251256215276415531426314190206362
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:26-------6:26-------6:28----
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1211-----
Temp. °C212120212726252424242020222222202019192024242322
Feels °C (?)202018192524242522211616171720202120202022211918
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