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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.7°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 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (31 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
E
0.9
S
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)1010109116677788878888888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)198194198181181141226303371352323323323491496537494726584494481362491523
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
2.04
3:09PM
1.93
3:24AM
2.12
3:37PM
1.99
3:51AM
2.15
4:04PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
0.54
9:07AM
0.49
9:09PM
0.46
9:33AM
0.43
9:36PM
0.40
9:59AM
0.40
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise---6:18-------6:18-------6:20----
Sunset------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
211-1-------------------
Temp. °C232323232425242424232323272625242423232426252423
Feels °C (?)242525252423222222222222262323222221212324222120
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