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Eastern Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 8AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | |
6528 | 5426 | 5973 | 5633 | 4647 | 3788 | 3198 | 2759 | 2287 | 1812 | 1461 | 1180 | 928 | 699 | 565 | 661 | 2318 | 2791 | 2513 | 2033 | 1640 | 1298 | 1065 | 1034 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:23AM2.00m | 2:41PM1.85m | 2:53AM2.05m | 3:10PM1.91m | 3:20AM2.07m | 3:37PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.58m | 8:36PM0.58m | 9:04AM0.53m | 9:05PM0.54m | 9:30AM0.49m | 9:33PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
 kJ | 4185 | 5426 | 5973 | 5633 | 4647 | 3788 | 3198 | 2759 | 2287 | 1812 | 1461 | 1180 | 928 | 699 | 565 | 543 | 2318 | 2791 | 2513 | 2033 | 1640 | 1298 | 1065 | 1034 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 110 | 107 | 101 | 661 | 206 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 20 | S 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 90 | 6 | 56 | 32 | 31 | 30 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 234 | 57 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 234 | 57 | 5 | 27 |
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