Igoda surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 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
17.9° C
(Which is 5.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Igoda today?

The current surf forecast for Igoda at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
S
2
S
2
S
1.1
SW
1.6
SSE
1.3
SE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121010128788881010101010101010107891011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13927697383193111942942362041871511542313073071481511642102284087491063862
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
1.20
2:49PM
1.34
3:17AM
1.31
3:22PM
1.42
3:48AM
1.40
3:53PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.40
8:38AM
0.44
9:07PM
0.29
9:14AM
0.35
9:37PM
0.20
9:46AM
0.27
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:15-------5:16-------5:16----
Sunset------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----------------1------
Temp. °C212120202021212020202121242524232221202122222220
Feels °C (?)202018191920191919202120222221242518161616151616
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