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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 03 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
19.1° C
(Which is 4.3°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 1PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)88888999998898881212121414131418
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84853959373672764554843938932627122812115715716115334334324566163210472581
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
5
NW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
2.14
4:29PM
2.01
4:42AM
2.10
4:54PM
1.97
5:06AM
2.03
5:20PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
0.40
10:28PM
0.41
10:48AM
0.43
10:54PM
0.47
11:14AM
0.49
11:20PM
0.56
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:22------
Sunset----6:00-------6:00-------5:59---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1--132--2211111-123
Temp. °C222227262624232323222226242221202020202020191918
Feels °C (?)211924222327222424252427262220192020191919191815
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