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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 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
19.0° 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 3PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
12
1.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1003
957
1004
890
855
761
589
480
449
426
418
344
338
284
231
143
133
140
170
171
121
202
235
650
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SE
5
SSE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
30
SSW
30
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:47AM2.07m
4:05PM1.94m
4:13AM2.04m
4:33PM1.92m
4:39AM1.98m
5:01PM1.87m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.48m
10:01PM0.54m
10:24AM0.49m
10:30PM0.59m
10:52AM0.53m
10:59PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
5
6
3
2
Temp °C
17
19
23
25
23
21
20
18
18
18
22
23
23
22
22
23
23
25
26
23
20
19
18
17
16
17
21
22
22
19
19
17
16
16
20
20
21
20
19
19
20
22
21
20
20
18
17
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
13
1.1
S
7
1.5
S
12
Energy kJ
1003
957
1004
890
855
761
589
480
449
426
418
344
338
284
231
143
133
130
55
171
121
202
113
650
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
S
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
S
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.9
S
12
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
89
46
7
79
51
51
112
72
42
21
7
7
6
6
19
35
55
52
98
42
75
30
235
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
12
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
17
17
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
8
6
5
40
68
104
140
170
73
30
14
30
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.4
NE
6
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.5
SSW
7
Energy kJ
8
7
2
1
9
47
131
40
80
85
187
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
57
233
5
5
0
0
0
23
251
268
5
5
5
5
5
27
134
28
52
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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