Kaaimans River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.56° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kaaimans River Mouth sea temperature is

16.6° C

Kaaimans River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kaaimans River Mouth today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kaaimans River Mouth at 3PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

Table - waves today at Kaaimans River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	2717	2557	2050	1708	1452	1326	1127	1075	1129	1250	1102	844	712	639	517	388	356	241	325	396	450	367	257
Wind (km/h)	N	N	SSW	S	SW	W	WSW	NNW	N	N	SE	SSE	ENE	NE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	SSW	S	E	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide						5:17PM1.92m				5:30AM1.77m				5:57PM1.88m				6:08AM1.66m				6:36PM1.79m
Low Tide				11:03AM0.02m				11:30PM0.14m				11:40AM0.07m				00:11AM0.21m				12:16PM0.16m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	17	15	15	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	15	15	16	15	16	14	14	14	14	13	16	17	15	16	16	15	15	16	18	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9
kJ	2717	2557	2050	1708	1452	1326	1127	1075	1129	1250	1102	844	712	639	517	388	356	241	325	396	450	367	257
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	SW 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	48	49	50	52	55	57	57	57	56	56	55	54	52	33	58	121	206	214	208	280	253	235	227
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	37	33	33	33	33	32	32	127	183	234
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5

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