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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 04 Feb 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
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Claptons Coils today?

The current surf forecast for Claptons Coils at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (04 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (04 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SSW
1
S
0.7
E
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)6666689999988888899912696
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7881665252120123126150126999673694966335579810817651
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
NE
20
N
15
NNE
5
NE
0
N
5
NE
5
SE
30
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
1.76
5:24PM
1.60
5:46AM
1.71
5:53PM
1.52
6:15AM
1.62
6:22PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
-0.02
11:25AM
0.10
11:29PM
0.03
11:55AM
0.16
11:57PM
0.11
12:24PM
0.25
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise---5:43-------5:43-------5:45----
Sunset------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------51---------------
Temp. °C232423242625242424252424272724232121212224242322
Feels °C (?)252826272726252724262727292921221920212224242221
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