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Eastern Beach Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Eastern Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | |
547 | 264 | 223 | 182 | 266 | 341 | 353 | 432 | 182 | 182 | 190 | 251 | 327 | 417 | 363 | 305 | 293 | 234 | 560 | 1175 | 1483 | 1409 | 1545 | 1685 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.47m | 00:12AM1.67m | 12:45PM1.57m | 1:08AM1.80m | 1:32PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM1.02m | 5:42PM0.95m | 6:50AM0.89m | 6:49PM0.85m | 7:36AM0.76m | 7:32PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
17 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 302 | 264 | 223 | 182 | 187 | 219 | 219 | 213 | 182 | 182 | 190 | 251 | 327 | 417 | 363 | 305 | 293 | 234 | 162 | 143 | 136 | 102 | 100 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 93 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | SE 13 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 547 | — | — | — | 266 | 341 | 353 | 432 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 33 | 132 | 560 | 1175 | 1483 | 1409 | 1545 | 1685 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 95 | 244 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 156 | 354 | 491 | 671 | 813 | 874 | 173 | 167 |
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