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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 14 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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.9°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: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.4
SSW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)136666661277791010121212121215771414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9311215016798836754127180220315424458478439308203123270212277186239
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
10
N
15
NW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04PM
1.80
2:19AM
2.02
2:38PM
1.93
2:51AM
2.15
3:11PM
2.04
3:25AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03AM
0.66
8:05PM
0.60
8:35AM
0.50
8:38PM
0.48
9:07AM
0.38
9:12PM
0.38
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31
Sunset--5:47-------5:45-------5:45-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------2211---------
Temp. °C282826242424202022222120191918192124232222212323
Feels °C (?)262624232221161517171819202119192021191819192021
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