Eastern Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 SAST
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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 1.4°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 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (17 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
784
646
553
544
472
330
308
242
147
189
203
162
209
205
163
263
174
174
132
138
167
149
108
105
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
S
10
SSE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:25PM2.03m
3:40AM2.21m
4:06PM2.05m
4:22AM2.17m
4:50PM2.03m
5:05AM2.08m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.44m
9:56AM0.36m
10:06PM0.45m
10:36AM0.39m
10:50PM0.51m
11:17AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
16
23
23
22
22
21
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
20
20
16
15
15
13
13
13
21
21
21
21
19
16
16
16
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
8
Energy kJ
784
646
553
544
472
330
308
242
146
189
203
144
209
205
163
263
174
174
132
119
167
149
99
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
SE
6
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
SSE
14
Energy kJ
6
8
8
8
8
23
15
23
46
49
55
63
61
61
59
45
47
47
47
34
85
58
79
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
8
8
8
9
9
12
18
13
147
147
110
162
110
105
60
31
21
30
86
138
32
21
108
95
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
7
3
8
10
12
25
34
60
77
124
1
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
461
39
26
29
5
5
15
95
15
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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