Leftovers surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Oct 2025 SAST
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Leftovers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leftovers sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Leftovers today?

The current surf forecast for Leftovers at 3AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)18ft (5.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)15ft (4.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
5
7
6
6
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5.5
SSW
5.5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
1.1
E
0.9
SE
3
SW
3
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)910111213131313131313131313131212121291111711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2295358059199195985685507509666362605619513740523158236617481305110099314441941762023795673
Wind
(km/h)
55
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
E
20
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
40
E
30
ENE
5
NNW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
1.13
12:59PM
1.31
1:19AM
1.24
1:37PM
1.44
1:54AM
1.35
2:08PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
0.48
7:23PM
0.43
7:24AM
0.37
7:57PM
0.31
7:56AM
0.28
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---5:37-------5:37-------5:35----
Sunset------6:34-------6:35-------6:36-
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11-----------------1--
Temp. °C161515151515151514131213172019181918171718181717
Feels °C (?)546689111210876913121320129810111012
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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 Leftovers (light winds from the WSW at Springfield wx 67 km from Leftovers). 0.4m 10s swell from the ESE with a 0.1m 18s long period groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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