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Eastern Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 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
20.9° 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 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
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 Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
209 | 205 | 330 | 263 | 171 | 171 | 132 | 137 | 167 | 145 | 137 | 241 | 287 | 341 | 350 | 370 | 402 | 422 | 394 | 394 | 579 | 408 | 329 | 284 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:22AM2.17m | 4:50PM2.03m | 5:05AM2.08m | 5:36PM1.97m | 5:50AM1.94m | 6:26PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.39m | 10:50PM0.51m | 11:17AM0.46m | 11:36PM0.61m | 12:01PM0.56m | 00:28AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 209 | 205 | 330 | 263 | 171 | 171 | 132 | 119 | 167 | 112 | 87 | 241 | 287 | 341 | 350 | 370 | 402 | 422 | 394 | 394 | 418 | 408 | 329 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 137 | 85 | 145 | 137 | 104 | 101 | 147 | 140 | 138 | 140 | 101 | 98 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 108 | 105 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 86 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 77 | 93 | 58 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 46 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 37 | 50 | 579 | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 57 | 134 | 134 | 242 | 129 | 129 | 134 | 129 | 129 | 488 | 460 | 182 | 59 | 29 |
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