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Barbel Point Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Barbel Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Barbel Point today?
The current surf forecast for Barbel Point at 8PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Barbel Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1064 | 923 | 784 | 710 | 512 | 488 | 438 | 422 | 356 | 338 | 289 | 235 | 230 | 226 | 231 | 208 | 179 | 194 | 149 | 243 | 392 | 451 | 435 | 640 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:29PM 1.64 | 5:36AM 1.49 | 5:54PM 1.56 | 6:00AM 1.41 | 6:17PM 1.46 | 6:24AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:36PM 0.15 | 11:38AM 0.12 | 12:01AM 0.23 | 12:03PM 0.21 | 12:26AM 0.32 | 12:27PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Barbel Point (light winds from the ENE at East London Airport 63 km from Barbel Point). A 2.7m groundswell from the SSW
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