Eastern Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eastern Cape – Wild Coast, South Africa)

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Eastern Beach Surf Guide

Eastern Beach in East London is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf The best wind direction is from the west. Able to handle light onshore wind Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of sharks and rocks.

Eastern Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	4	inconsistent	19.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Eastern Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Eastern Beach occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Eastern Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Eastern Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in June while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 17% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

32%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

17%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Eastern Beach Location Map

Interactive Eastern Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Eastern Beach is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Eastern Beach is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 61 km (38 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Eastern Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 00:55 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off

What does Eastern Beach look like?

Latest photos from Eastern Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Grant Sinclair

Tides at Eastern Beach

Current tide and informaton

For East London, South Africa, 0 km from Eastern Beach.

Next High Water: 06:07am | 1.7m

Next Low Water: 12:29pm | 0.78m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Eastern Beach Sea Temperature

The Eastern Beach water temperature is reasonably warm (19.3 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite