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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 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
19.1° C
(Which is 3.4°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 6AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.3
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
740
2226
2512
2616
2581
2314
2095
1785
1370
1218
1077
943
784
635
553
547
400
330
255
242
195
189
203
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM2.12m
2:44PM1.97m
2:59AM2.19m
3:25PM2.03m
3:40AM2.21m
4:06PM2.05m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.45m
8:43PM0.48m
9:17AM0.38m
9:25PM0.44m
9:56AM0.36m
10:06PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
15
15
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
24
23
22
22
22
13
12
13
17
17
17
18
16
15
15
15
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
22
21
20
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
2.2
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
E
6
1
E
7
Energy kJ
686
546
2226
2512
2616
2581
2314
2095
1785
1370
1218
1077
943
784
635
553
547
400
330
255
242
185
98
89
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
1.3
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.5
SW
15
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
SW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
E
6
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
Energy kJ
210
740
68
68
45
115
11
9
9
9
31
8
8
36
20
40
72
195
189
203
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.4
SW
15
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
E
9
0.3
SW
13
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
Energy kJ
1
1
60
11
31
8
8
8
9
8
18
42
6
26
147
110
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
5
9
11
19
58
59
52
86
149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
233
30
0
0
0
0
0
15
409
432
354
29
29
29
5
15
15
49
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
4
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