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Glen Eden Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Glen Eden surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Glen Eden today?
The current surf forecast for Glen Eden at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Glen Eden. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 650 | 350 | 258 | 201 | 159 | 156 | 264 | 115 | 1443 | 88 | 950 | 90 | 621 | 588 | 752 | 1414 | 2104 | 1648 | 1257 | 37 | 40 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:37AM 1.39 | 3:03PM 1.46 | 3:14AM 1.49 | 3:37PM 1.58 | 3:46AM 1.55 | 4:08PM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:32PM 0.36 | 8:52AM 0.23 | 9:11PM 0.24 | 9:24AM 0.12 | 9:44PM 0.16 | 9:54AM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Offshore wind has become cross-off at Glen Eden (light winds from the W at East London Airport 34 km from Glen Eden). 1.0m 10s swell from the ENE to make surfable waves.
34 km away, 39 min ago
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