Leftovers surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 Aug 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Leftovers today?

The current surf forecast for Leftovers at 7PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (29 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
2
2
2
4
4
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151414141414131313141413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)307140954745473041213792335131152919275927482262287521442089180827472560248715182493318436123334
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NW
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
1.34
6:49AM
1.17
7:08PM
1.20
7:23AM
1.04
7:52PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
0.37
12:53AM
0.46
12:51PM
0.50
1:29AM
0.58
1:26PM
0.63
2:40AM
0.70
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:39
Sunset--5:59-------6:00-------6:00-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717161615161617171716151515151717171615151515
Feels °C (?)15161615131011121415141211121391011111211121314
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37 km away, 1 h 11 min ago

11 km/h
SSE
0.0
18.2
Air / Water (°C)
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