Kidds Beach Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (33.14° S 27.71° E)

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Kidds Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 SAST

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Kidds Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Kidds Beach sea temperature is 18.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kidds Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Kidds Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 17) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 3.0m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Kidds Beach in the next 12 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 16) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 20) at 2PM.

Wave Type	Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	2AM (Wed 17th Sep)	15ft (4.5m) 13s
Best Surf	2AM (Wed 17th Sep)	15ft (4.5m) 13s
Most Powerful	5PM (Tue 16th Sep)	15ft (4.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kidds Beach over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).
	Tue 16		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	!	1	0	3	3	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	E	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	12	14	13	12	12	13	12	11	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	6	7	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	8099	5703	2129	3180	2323	1428	1072	1675	909	747	852	584	488	418	355	273	198	150	105	432	435
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	SW	SSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	W	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	WSW	SW	SSW	NE	ENE	WSW	W	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		12:55AM 1.10	1:33PM 1.20		1:48AM 1.24		2:13PM 1.37	2:24AM 1.36		2:44PM 1.50	2:55AM 1.46		3:12PM 1.61	3:23AM 1.52		3:39PM 1.67	3:49AM 1.56		4:03PM 1.69	4:14AM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)	6:45PM 0.61		7:17AM 0.49	7:47PM 0.46		8:00AM 0.34		8:25PM 0.32	8:32AM 0.22		8:55PM 0.21	9:00AM 0.12		9:22PM 0.12	9:26AM 0.06		9:48PM 0.07	9:50AM 0.03		10:12PM 0.05	10:14AM 0.04

	Tue 16		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
Sunrise	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58
Sunset	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:04	-	-	6:05	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	15	18	18	16	17	18	17	19	19	19	20	22	21	21	21	20	22	21	18	21
Feels °C (?)	8	5	11	11	14	14	14	14	16	15	14	16	16	21	17	18	20	16	14	8	15

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Kidds Beach (strong winds from the SSW at East London Airport 17 km from Kidds Beach). A 7.4m groundswell from the SW is too big for here
2 hours 14 minutes ago Kidds Beach

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17 km away, 2 h 14 min ago

44 km/h

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18.2

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Information about the Kidds Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Kidds Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Kidds Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Kidds Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Kidds Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Kidds Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Kidds Beach is 24 km (15 miles) from the city of East London. If you plan a holiday in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast, look for hotels and other accommodation in East London. East London has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.