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Kitchen Windows Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Kitchen Windows surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kitchen Windows surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kitchen Windows sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kitchen Windows today?
The current surf forecast for Kitchen Windows at 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kitchen Windows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 179mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
176 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 161 | 563 | 1173 | 1293 | 3661 | 18087 | 9515 | 17575 | 13152 | 13071 | 12200 | 16867 | 14084 | 13905 | 12564 | 10143 | 8408 | 7566 | 6522 | 6034 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.36m | 5:39AM1.37m | 6:07PM1.28m | 6:13AM1.27m | 6:51PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.27m | 11:32PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.35m | 00:07AM0.49m | 12:33PM0.44m | 00:52AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:32 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 1162 | 908 | 769 | 710 | 722 | 647 | 1173 | 1293 | 256 | 167 | 133 | 82 | 136 | 171 | 56 | — | — | — | 4498 | 67 | 91 | 110 | 6522 | 6034 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 176 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 161 | 563 | 491 | 405 | 44 | 91 | 127 | 125 | 55 | 56 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 209 | 293 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 20 |
| kJ | 12 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 61 | 637 | 3661 | 18087 | 9515 | 17575 | 13152 | 13071 | 12200 | 16867 | 14084 | 13905 | 12564 | 10143 | 8408 | 7566 | 56 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 143 | 260 | 283 | 1 | 1 | 191 | 298 | 320 | 322 | 191 | 260 | 260 | 514 | 662 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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