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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 25 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
18.5° C
(Which is 3.6°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 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (25 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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 Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
1.1
SW
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
85
86
74
138
188
183
237
582
505
366
204
151
147
83
85
51
49
123
90
80
72
68
95
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:18PM1.71m
11:51AM1.52m
00:21AM1.76m
12:49PM1.59m
1:09AM1.83m
1:33PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.92m
5:48PM0.89m
6:52AM0.85m
6:44PM0.83m
7:32AM0.77m
7:27PM0.77m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
22
21
20
19
19
20
21
23
22
20
19
18
18
17
17
20
21
21
21
21
18
17
16
18
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
16
18
17
18
17
17
19
20
21
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
88
85
86
74
74
188
183
175
582
505
366
204
151
147
61
49
36
49
123
90
80
72
46
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
43
30
30
17
138
54
54
237
56
64
59
48
35
24
83
81
51
47
17
10
54
51
68
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
30
42
26
64
16
16
69
52
36
34
33
21
21
16
24
15
16
17
20
47
10
9
9
95
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
6
19
43
50
96
19
61
112
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
1
Distance (km)
5
5
5
15
244
251
39
29
0
0
0
30
245
58
0
0
0
0
0
15
244
95
15
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
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