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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 Apr 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 1.9°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 2PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
4
2
2
1
2
2
0
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
564
395
312
387
628
428
468
560
620
361
257
334
592
343
266
224
187
235
274
369
415
347
287
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
S
20
E
20
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
30
SW
35
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
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
2:54AM1.03m
3:39PM0.99m
5:28AM1.02m
5:42PM0.95m
6:50AM0.89m
6:49PM0.85m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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6:35
6:35
6:37
6:37
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
17
18
21
25
24
22
21
20
20
20
27
27
25
25
24
25
27
28
32
30
27
25
24
21
11
12
15
19
18
18
18
17
18
18
27
25
23
25
24
23
26
26
31
29
28
28
22
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.9
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
12
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
Energy kJ
663
564
395
290
228
395
265
251
264
264
228
66
67
386
343
266
224
187
235
274
369
415
347
287
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
174
127
93
98
98
96
6
6
67
44
25
25
25
24
24
12
23
11
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
23
17
4
4
4
8
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
150
180
206
312
387
628
428
468
560
620
361
257
334
592
3
10
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
268
244
95
244
235
235
39
29
5
5
0
95
244
5
0
0
5
0
0
24
52
0
28
151
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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