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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 26 Jan 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
21.4° C
 (Which is 2.6°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 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)--
Afternoon (27 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (27 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)88991212121212121212121212121313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)351324297263242250246250361373278425387406406400426461468468461454454390
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on		onononononglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
1.42
10:01AM
1.57
10:55PM
1.36
11:49AM
1.56
12:47AM
1.45
1:17PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.81
3:05AM
0.80
4:38PM
0.88
4:56AM
0.88
6:35PM
0.83
6:53AM
0.83
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-----5:26-------5:26-------5:26--
Sunset7:15-------7:15-------7:14-------
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1------211--------11211
Temp. °C262524232222232422212121212223242323232222222222
Feels °C (?)282624222222232423232323222222232325262423232323
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