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Eastern Beach Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Eastern Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | |
395 | 312 | 428 | 395 | 439 | 468 | 597 | 264 | 223 | 310 | 404 | 499 | 253 | 219 | 219 | 191 | 358 | 539 | 424 | 415 | 347 | 280 | 196 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.46m | 10:41PM1.56m | 11:28AM1.47m | 00:12AM1.67m | 12:45PM1.57m | 1:08AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.99m | 5:28AM1.02m | 5:42PM0.95m | 6:50AM0.89m | 6:49PM0.85m | 7:36AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 395 | 290 | 228 | 174 | 308 | 295 | 302 | 264 | 223 | 219 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 219 | 219 | 191 | 245 | 332 | 424 | 415 | 347 | 280 | 196 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 127 | 93 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 67 | 45 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NW 3 | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 237 | 312 | 428 | 395 | 439 | 468 | 597 | — | — | 310 | 404 | 499 | — | 1 | — | — | 358 | 539 | — | — | 13 | 61 | 152 | 326 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 251 | 268 | 95 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 130 | 244 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 28 | 161 | 354 | 461 |
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