Igoda surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
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Igoda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Igoda sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Igoda today?

The current surf forecast for Igoda at 8PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
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4
4
!
!
!
!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
1.5
SSE
6
1.9
SE
6
2.2
ESE
7
3
E
7
2.5
E
8
1.6
S
11
4
SSE
11
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
4.5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
145
140
275
432
871
830
610
4279
4973
5613
6450
6021
5116
5424
5290
3998
1746
1985
2184
5353
6788
5861
5177
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
NE
30
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
70
W
35
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:33PM1.32m
5:40AM1.34m
6:06PM1.24m
6:12AM1.24m
6:48PM1.16m
6:54AM1.15m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.25m
11:32PM0.36m
11:55AM0.32m
00:06AM0.45m
12:32PM0.41m
00:49AM0.55m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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6:45
6:46
6:47
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
4
11
29
9
4
1
8
3
1
1
3
1
10
5
1
3
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
18
19
19
19
16
15
15
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
19
18
17
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
18
13
8
7
5
11
12
11
9
9
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
2.1
E
7
1.6
S
11
4
SSE
11
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
11
Energy kJ
215
145
140
97
109
193
478
610
4279
4973
5613
6450
6021
5116
5424
4708
3998
1746
1985
2184
3939
5073
4759
4087
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
1.2
SSW
11
1.4
E
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
2.5
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
35
34
34
8
4
4
376
227
12
10
25
40
38
75
134
130
68
1606
1291
988
745
469
314
227
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.7
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.5
SW
15
0.6
WNW
5
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
20
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
17
Energy kJ
23
51
11
10
13
39
287
45
32
12
104
14
15
13
18
41
97
218
475
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.9
SE
6
2.2
ESE
7
3
E
7
2.5
E
8
0.3
N
3
4
ESE
11
1
NW
4
1.3
WSW
10
0.2
SSW
15
4.5
SSE
12
1.6
SW
9
1.3
WSW
5
1.8
SW
7
2.2
SW
9
4.5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
15
47
129
275
432
871
830
1
3566
31
320
21
5290
415
83
299
781
5353
6788
5861
5177
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
9
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
15
19
38
38
207
170
0
0
38
40
38
38
41
38
240
341
400
423
421
421
282
220
220
220
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
9
7
7
6
5
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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