Eastern Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.03° S 27.91° E

Issued: 1 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Eastern Beach sea temperature is

20.1° C

Eastern Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Evening (01 Aug)	6ft (1.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).
	Sat 1					Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	393	477	544	567	561	616	647	1521	1560	1568	1541	1331	1141	1121	1030	972	871	822	689	650	551
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				5:29PM2.01m				5:37AM1.91m				6:01PM2.00m				6:10AM1.85m				6:35PM1.95m
Low Tide		11:14AM0.40m				11:35PM0.50m				11:43AM0.43m				00:08AM0.54m				12:14PM0.48m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	15	14	14	13	13	17	19	18	17	16	15	15	15	19	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	11	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	12	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	16	17	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	393	477	28	567	561	616	647	1521	1560	1568	1541	1331	1141	1121	1030	972	871	822	689	650	551
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 14	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	39	29	71	25	40	40	207	32	31	33	31	16	37	35	50	89	121	118	104	99	98
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 15	SW 11	SSW 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 9	S 9	SSW 13	S 9	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	—
kJ	—	5	10	10	22	44	36	3	13	3	21	40	16	15	17	7	15	14	14	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	ENE 4	ESE 9	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 3	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5
kJ	5	32	544	51	6	39	6	5	6	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	44	61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Heads Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rivermouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rivermouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Rivermouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	129	464	432	129	39	29	29	26	129	268	242	39	26	5	5	5	15	15	251	26	5
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Rating (10 max)	3			3	3	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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