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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 May 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.6°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 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
!
!
3
2
2
5
4
2
!
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!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
4
SW
14
6
SW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
5.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
961
1062
885
647
412
330
467
6422
16285
3594
2513
2598
2996
2070
1430
3403
3998
4372
3833
5078
11728
8323
6563
6760
Wind (km/h)
40
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
WSW
25
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:30AM1.49m
00:04AM1.72m
12:33PM1.61m
00:54AM1.87m
1:21PM1.74m
1:37AM2.01m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.99m
5:35PM0.91m
6:34AM0.84m
6:33PM0.80m
7:19AM0.69m
7:20PM0.67m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:19
5:17
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
20
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
17
17
20
23
18
17
17
18
20
18
16
15
15
6
9
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
13
17
19
18
12
13
12
10
11
9
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
961
1062
885
647
412
330
467
1629
3142
3594
2513
2598
2996
2070
1430
1145
1324
2340
5668
4276
2853
2323
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
18
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
96
99
63
59
40
37
37
8
12
16
7
337
7
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
36
39
31
19
19
9
8
6
14
14
6
7
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
2
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
NW
3
4
SW
14
6
SW
16
0.5
W
3
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
5.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
18
17
5
2
6
12
6422
16285
4
3403
3998
4372
3833
5078
11728
8323
6563
6760
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
8
5
3
3
3
5
6
5
Distance (km)
297
5
5
143
151
167
209
219
209
242
242
219
0
0
28
195
39
39
326
617
617
436
28
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
8
9
9
8
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
3
2
3
9
9
6
9
9
6
5
4
5
8
9
5
4
4
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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