Kei Mouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 SAST
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Kei Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kei Mouth sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kei Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Kei Mouth at 4PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)5ft (1.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1010101014131212121111111110101099999889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)480500575609206619421569124598871354345738130629424022518117716590644757
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
W
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
1.66
4:55AM
1.77
5:04PM
1.66
5:25AM
1.77
5:34PM
1.61
5:55AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
0.05
10:41PM
-0.06
11:02AM
0.02
11:09PM
-0.06
11:33AM
0.03
11:38PM
-0.02
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------5:46-------5:47-------5:48
Sunset--6:53-------6:52-------6:52-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C262626242222212325262624232322242626262423222123
Feels °C (?)252426252324232425262826262624272828292626242325
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