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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1.8
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.7
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
312
428
395
439
468
597
264
223
310
404
499
253
219
219
191
358
539
424
415
347
280
196
326
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSE
20
E
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
S
10
ESE
10
NE
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:23AM1.46m
10:41PM1.56m
11:28AM1.47m
00:12AM1.67m
12:45PM1.57m
1:08AM1.80m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.99m
5:28AM1.02m
5:42PM0.95m
6:50AM0.89m
6:49PM0.85m
7:36AM0.76m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:35
6:37
6:37
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
22
25
23
22
22
21
19
21
26
26
26
25
24
24
27
28
33
31
28
26
23
21
18
17
16
19
17
18
20
18
17
20
25
24
25
24
24
23
26
27
30
30
30
27
19
17
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
395
290
228
174
308
295
302
264
223
219
253
253
253
219
219
191
245
332
424
415
347
280
196
162
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
127
93
98
98
96
66
67
45
43
25
25
25
24
12
12
11
11
7
11
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
17
4
8
8
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
0.3
NW
3
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
10
0.7
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.7
SW
8
Energy kJ
237
312
428
395
439
468
597
310
404
499
1
358
539
13
61
152
326
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
268
251
268
95
29
29
5
5
15
130
244
5
0
0
0
0
5
24
30
15
28
161
354
461
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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