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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
17.7° C
(Which is 4.4°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 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (22 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
S
10
0.6
E
12
0.9
E
12
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
103
75
99
214
206
181
152
114
112
82
82
60
79
67
81
78
71
93
91
90
99
95
86
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:35PM1.71m
9:00AM1.52m
9:59PM1.68m
10:32AM1.48m
11:18PM1.71m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.81m
2:51AM0.96m
3:04PM0.90m
4:31AM0.98m
4:33PM0.92m
5:55AM0.92m
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
5:12
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
18
17
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
19
17
17
17
16
19
19
19
19
19
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
99
82
66
52
214
206
157
152
114
112
82
82
56
79
54
51
78
71
93
91
90
99
95
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.7
E
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
7
0.4
S
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
84
81
75
51
56
56
46
43
26
54
82
17
20
25
56
81
50
49
48
48
31
30
30
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
108
103
71
99
50
50
49
31
47
28
42
80
60
57
67
22
78
12
60
66
67
43
42
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SW
7
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1
SW
7
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
21
41
77
128
179
181
105
19
24
25
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
5
0
28
143
28
23
0
0
0
0
28
30
28
0
0
0
0
0
15
95
15
39
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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