Igoda surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 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 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Igoda today?

The current surf forecast for Igoda at 1AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (13 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (13 May)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2760
3436
2904
2810
3289
3978
5387
6741
7062
9067
7728
2975
2470
1899
1505
1247
1211
1102
843
754
2186
2866
2972
2892
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:53AM1.41m
1:19PM1.28m
1:36AM1.55m
2:02PM1.39m
2:17AM1.65m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.39m
7:14AM0.30m
7:14PM0.28m
7:57AM0.17m
7:58PM0.18m
8:37AM0.06m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
5:17
1
1
Temp °C
24
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
17
16
15
14
14
14
17
20
18
17
15
14
14
15
19
21
19
14
12
12
13
12
11
10
8
11
10
10
11
11
13
16
15
16
13
12
12
12
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
Energy kJ
499
7
6
6
6
4664
3676
2975
2470
1899
1505
1247
1211
1102
843
754
2186
2866
2972
2892
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
W
19
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
S
14
1.5
S
15
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
8
7
350
515
1046
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
5
1
1
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
2760
3436
2904
2810
3289
3978
5387
6741
7062
9067
7728
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
7
9
2
4
4
9
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
233
233
148
148
43
43
475
868
537
283
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
8
15
282
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
9
9
4
4
4
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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