Igoda surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Igoda today?

The current surf forecast for Igoda at 4AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.1
SW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
715
610
494
309
249
167
118
114
74
157
160
119
103
253
229
238
422
826
687
493
625
726
1094
1169
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:20AM1.30m
12:49PM1.14m
1:07AM1.35m
1:35PM1.21m
1:46AM1.40m
2:13PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.45m
6:43PM0.44m
7:32AM0.37m
7:28PM0.39m
8:07AM0.30m
8:07PM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
21
21
20
18
17
17
17
17
20
22
21
20
19
18
17
17
20
21
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
19
21
21
21
20
18
15
15
19
20
19
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
715
610
494
309
249
167
118
64
74
157
160
119
90
253
229
203
422
826
687
493
625
726
1094
1169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SW
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.5
SW
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
95
81
73
63
38
28
28
114
64
20
17
89
103
9
9
238
172
13
7
56
3
3
5
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SSW
20
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
35
34
22
21
21
21
8
28
20
21
65
17
12
11
75
25
6
4
3
7
3
1
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
0.6
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
141
10
66
108
97
3
1
17
1
4
7
8
16
22
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
8
71
421
71
15
15
0
0
0
0
229
0
0
0
0
15
15
44
44
16
15
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
9
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