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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 09 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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 (?)
2
S
1.7
SSE
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.7
E
1.8
E
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)121111111112121212121212121212777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1092764546546338288566480403396279228232294299266324419336326220331388427
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
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
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
1.79
6:37PM
1.64
6:52AM
1.65
7:06PM
1.50
7:20AM
1.50
7:52PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
0.61
12:38PM
0.71
12:42AM
0.76
1:08PM
0.85
1:10AM
0.93
1:49PM
0.99
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise---6:01-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset------6:34-------6:32-------6:31-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019202324232221201920232524232220202124252423
Feels °C (?)171817181919181818171616182020201917171719202019
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