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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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)
3
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
366
204
151
147
97
81
76
54
135
86
80
80
69
175
446
276
475
459
351
448
493
817
914
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
WSW
15
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:49PM1.59m
1:09AM1.83m
1:33PM1.66m
1:48AM1.88m
2:11PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:52AM0.85m
6:44PM0.83m
7:32AM0.77m
7:27PM0.77m
8:06AM0.70m
8:04PM0.72m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
5:09
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
20
19
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
19
20
21
21
20
20
17
17
19
20
19
21
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
505
366
204
151
147
83
79
76
54
135
86
80
52
47
175
446
276
475
459
351
448
493
817
914
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.7
SSW
13
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
8
0.5
S
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
64
59
48
35
24
16
81
51
47
10
10
54
80
69
5
5
140
7
3
3
5
11
5
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
E
4
0.4
SW
19
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
34
33
21
21
16
8
17
10
10
20
48
10
9
4
92
4
12
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.3
W
2
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1
31
77
97
1
1
7
36
5
12
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
57
436
58
0
0
0
0
0
15
95
15
5
0
0
0
0
30
28
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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