Claptons Coils surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 SAST
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Claptons Coils surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Claptons Coils sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Claptons Coils today?

The current surf forecast for Claptons Coils at 4PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Afternoon (24 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)7888889999999998888813888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)456937129012361109103511696915804653593132642201751381098484821288084111
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
40
E
50
E
35
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
1.25
7:37AM
1.25
8:24PM
1.09
9:21AM
1.07
11:09PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
0.37
1:14AM
0.47
2:02PM
0.55
2:39AM
0.65
4:13PM
0.65
5:42AM
0.67
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset--6:25-------6:24-------6:23-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------2-----------------
Temp. °C232523212123222527222220202019192121202019191921
Feels °C (?)192017171923222524171919192019182019192019191922
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