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Eastern Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Eastern Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Eastern Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | |
386 | 377 | 312 | 249 | 205 | 664 | 1344 | 1344 | 1147 | 1493 | 1462 | 3013 | 3465 | 1963 | 4214 | 5448 | 6551 | 7434 | 4308 | 4122 | 3777 | 4475 | 4007 | 3607 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.80m | 1:32PM1.68m | 1:49AM1.91m | 2:09PM1.78m | 2:23AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.85m | 7:36AM0.76m | 7:32PM0.74m | 8:09AM0.66m | 8:07PM0.65m | 8:38AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 |
27 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
 kJ | 386 | 377 | 312 | 249 | 205 | 173 | 121 | 102 | 102 | 73 | 52 | 1603 | 1847 | 1963 | 2433 | 3256 | 4374 | 4496 | 4308 | 4122 | 3777 | 4475 | 4007 | 3607 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 722 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 34 | 152 | 664 | 1344 | 1344 | 1147 | 1493 | 1462 | 3013 | 3465 | 5 | 4214 | 5448 | 6551 | 7434 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 354 | 542 | 704 | 836 | 932 | 472 | 167 | 161 | 167 | 409 | 461 | 437 | 436 | 297 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
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