Glen Eden surf break

Glen Eden surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 05 Oct 2025 SAST
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Glen Eden surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Glen Eden sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Glen Eden today?

The current surf forecast for Glen Eden at 11AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Glen Eden. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
SSW
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
SSW
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
3.5
SSW
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101091010109991399913138999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)118588671740131427222128825323520121114614645851431131111990159757596284
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
0
S
0
E
5
N
5
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.69
2:54AM
1.60
3:11PM
1.82
3:28AM
1.67
3:44PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
0.11
8:51PM
0.05
8:55AM
-0.01
9:24PM
-0.06
9:29AM
-0.08
9:58PM
-0.11
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:37------
Sunset----6:12-------6:12-------6:13---
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171821201918181717182122201716151518202018181716
Feels °C (?)111316151718191717161718151414131316181817181715
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Glen Eden (moderate winds from the WSW at East London Airport 34 km from Glen Eden). A 2.0m groundswell from the ENE

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34 km away, 2 h 30 min ago

28 km/h
WSW
0.0
16.9
Air / Water (°C)
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