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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
18.0° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)9888666888151481313131313111120191716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94929069889713265484671415560476693269251268685220527352619
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
15
NE
5
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
1.67
2:39PM
1.85
2:58AM
1.73
3:05PM
1.88
3:26AM
1.76
3:32PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
0.50
8:51PM
0.43
8:52AM
0.47
9:17PM
0.38
9:21AM
0.46
9:45PM
0.37
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise4:56-------4:56-------4:56-------
Sunset----6:50-------6:51-------6:52---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161921222220191818192020201917161619202121201817
Feels °C (?)141719201919201717171817181916151517171919191716
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