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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.7
ENE
6
1.2
E
7
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
291
270
270
277
247
276
407
440
435
415
353
319
232
168
202
212
219
213
235
131
115
108
139
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
SE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:36PM1.97m
5:50AM1.94m
6:26PM1.88m
6:41AM1.79m
7:24PM1.78m
7:41AM1.64m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.61m
12:01PM0.56m
00:28AM0.73m
12:50PM0.69m
1:29AM0.86m
1:49PM0.81m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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light rain
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:15
5:14
5:14
5:13
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
21
22
21
20
20
20
19
20
22
23
17
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
15
17
18
18
18
18
19
17
19
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
Energy kJ
327
291
270
270
277
247
276
81
81
55
343
353
319
232
168
44
57
59
173
150
131
111
93
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.6
E
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
101
149
140
140
140
133
96
6
22
20
58
31
46
44
39
23
33
23
78
69
89
85
84
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
58
56
35
33
31
23
23
27
27
25
50
44
71
70
60
35
13
34
57
86
84
115
108
103
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
1.9
SE
8
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.7
ENE
6
0.2
W
3
1.2
E
7
Energy kJ
35
51
37
39
407
440
435
415
202
212
219
213
235
1
139
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
134
134
15
129
15
156
326
461
409
326
209
129
26
29
268
235
235
234
29
0
0
0
0
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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