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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 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.8°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 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Glen Eden. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 97 | 87 | 101 | 86 | 88 | 64 | 62 | 117 | 45 | 99 | 192 | 208 | 256 | 250 | 231 | 172 | 146 | 134 | 106 | 94 | 47 | 897 | 79 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:20PM 1.64 | 4:36AM 1.79 | 4:57PM 1.60 | 5:13AM 1.69 | 5:35PM 1.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:15AM -0.07 | 10:20PM -0.02 | 10:50AM -0.02 | 10:58PM 0.04 | 11:27AM 0.07 | 11:38PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
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