Eastern Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.03° S 27.91° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Eastern Beach sea temperature is

15.9°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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 1PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	776	792	701	627	551	456	459	323	540	415	595	639	615	549	426	444	512	585	614	787	889	745	645
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:49AM1.96m					5:05PM2.07m				5:23AM1.88m				5:39PM1.95m				6:00AM1.76m				6:18PM1.79m
Low Tide			10:50AM0.28m					11:16PM0.31m				11:23AM0.37m				11:51PM0.42m				11:59AM0.51m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	16	22	22	21	19	18
Feels °C	16	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	13	12	11	12	10	9	7	9	16	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10
kJ	776	792	701	627	551	456	459	323	540	415	595	639	615	549	426	360	273	204	169	115	85	67	48
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1	5	5	5	5	21	38	182	35	34	32	102	98	87	84	84	63	68	68	36	34	34	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	S 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	E 9	SE 11	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	5	10	9	8	6	19	36	111	31	57	104	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	E 3	E 9	ENE 4	E 8	E 5	E 5	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	14	8	6	24	6	71	126	190	291	340	383	444	512	585	614	787	889	745	645
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rivermouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Senoritas KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	4	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	26	850	616	617	488	461	409	488	460	460	460	460	432	425	425	425	268	251	251	432	268	268
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Periwinkles
Rating (10 max)	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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