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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 06 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
18.2° C
(Which is 5.1°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 5AM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (06 Apr)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
!
2
!
!
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)141817161616161515141414141414131313131413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11712490243416936386359440076068222819391728172816681731176215671567141212751161991865749633
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
S
10
SE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
1.93
5:45PM
1.80
5:53AM
1.82
6:14PM
1.69
6:19AM
1.69
6:48PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
0.56
11:40AM
0.58
11:47PM
0.68
12:08PM
0.69
12:15AM
0.82
12:39PM
0.82
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset------5:58-------5:55-------5:54-
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C211919192122212018181717202020201818181924242322
Feels °C (?)191413131515141615151415181918181616161620202020
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