Kitchen Windows surf break

Kitchen Windows surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kitchen Windows today?

The current surf forecast for Kitchen Windows at 3PM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)26ft (8.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)21ft (6.5m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)18ft (5.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
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6
6
6
5
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7.5
SW
7
SW
6
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131212121213131313131212121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)236471720812551979878216660608161706207571851394399385832833060220519992277215519781967178716211415
Wind
(km/h)
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
1.10
12:51AM
1.17
1:27PM
1.27
1:43AM
1.30
2:07PM
1.43
2:20AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
0.61
7:13AM
0.49
7:43PM
0.45
7:56AM
0.34
8:21PM
0.31
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:13
Sunset--6:12-------6:12-------6:13-----
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C151615141414131416171514131211131718161413131314
Feels °C (?)5666677810109111098101312111211111213
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Kitchen Windows (fresh winds from the WSW at Springfield wx 56 km from Kitchen Windows). No surfable waves

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