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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.2°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 9PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
2
0
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2825
2320
1663
1484
1178
902
663
564
395
415
469
316
419
723
731
498
567
618
498
860
425
317
277
279
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
0
SSW
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:42PM1.57m
9:23AM1.46m
10:41PM1.56m
11:28AM1.47m
00:12AM1.67m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.89m
2:54AM1.03m
3:39PM0.99m
5:28AM1.02m
5:42PM0.95m
6:50AM0.89m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:35
6:37
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
22
25
23
22
21
21
20
22
27
26
25
25
25
27
28
28
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
15
19
17
20
19
19
18
19
28
24
23
24
24
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
9
0.5
S
12
1.9
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Energy kJ
2825
2320
1663
1484
1178
902
663
564
395
290
228
174
245
295
309
317
324
377
69
542
425
317
277
279
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
14
13
13
127
93
98
99
67
66
6
45
44
25
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.8
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
14
28
45
70
108
155
204
240
415
469
316
419
723
731
498
567
618
498
860
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
2
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
326
806
460
460
354
425
425
244
244
244
268
29
5
29
5
15
0
95
244
49
5
5
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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