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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (19 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
167
145
173
429
298
303
285
319
285
354
255
320
382
387
334
271
206
192
181
277
328
263
268
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
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
5:05AM2.08m
5:36PM1.97m
5:50AM1.94m
6:26PM1.88m
6:41AM1.79m
7:24PM1.78m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.46m
11:36PM0.61m
12:01PM0.56m
00:28AM0.73m
12:50PM0.69m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:14
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
18
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
22
23
21
20
20
20
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
16
17
16
15
14
15
15
15
14
17
18
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSW
15
1
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
0.6
E
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
13
1.5
E
7
Energy kJ
119
167
80
173
291
298
303
285
319
285
264
255
94
81
55
50
271
206
192
60
23
33
59
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
S
8
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
137
21
145
137
104
101
149
140
140
140
133
96
6
22
21
44
45
66
70
61
35
32
13
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
E
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
8
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
E
13
Energy kJ
21
85
59
77
93
58
56
35
18
31
23
23
17
26
3
6
31
30
25
16
35
13
35
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
1
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
1.8
SE
8
0.5
E
9
1.7
SE
8
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
NE
5
1.4
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
14
69
429
10
35
34
50
354
39
320
382
387
334
235
40
181
277
328
263
268
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
4
3
Distance (km)
0
29
134
134
134
488
326
182
151
167
182
462
488
409
409
354
374
151
156
268
432
251
244
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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