Leftovers surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leftovers today?

The current surf forecast for Leftovers at 11PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 146mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
0
!
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
1.6
SW
12
2.2
SSW
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
S
11
7
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
6
SE
12
7
SE
12
7.5
SE
12
6.5
SSE
12
7.5
SSE
13
7
SSE
13
6.5
SSE
12
6.5
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
3.5
SE
12
4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
747
1173
2567
1985
13152
9239
10464
13297
15301
12844
17905
15887
13474
11383
9786
9519
8188
7341
6574
5876
5540
3887
5453
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
60
E
30
ESE
10
ENE
70
SSE
65
SE
65
SSE
65
SSW
60
S
60
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32PM1.34m
5:39AM1.35m
6:07PM1.26m
6:13AM1.26m
6:51PM1.18m
6:56AM1.16m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.39m
11:54AM0.35m
00:07AM0.48m
12:33PM0.43m
00:52AM0.58m
1:24PM0.51m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
3
6
14
16
31
2
8
2
8
9
8
10
8
7
4
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
18
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
14
14
12
11
8
11
14
4
5
3
3
6
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
11
10
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
2.2
SSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
3
S
11
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SE
12
5.5
SE
12
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
4
ESE
13
0.9
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
3.5
SE
12
4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
722
747
1173
405
1985
6973
9239
8497
136
209
5454
264
13
31
67
91
110
7341
6574
5876
5540
3887
5453
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SSE
16
0.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
161
563
491
31
243
186
127
79
55
55
55
94
127
96
209
346
299
249
545
238
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.1
SE
22
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
SSE
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
Energy kJ
11
5
31
44
66
91
124
18
54
38
36
81
241
243
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
E
9
7
SE
12
6
SE
12
7
SE
12
7.5
SE
12
6.5
SSE
12
7.5
SSE
13
7
SSE
13
6.5
SSE
12
6.5
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSW
10
2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
2
22
66
2567
1871
13152
10464
13297
15301
12844
17905
15887
13474
11383
9786
9519
8188
838
644
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
0
135
134
251
219
211
312
76
312
312
312
312
337
251
504
251
317
19
135
18
18
18
18
135
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Leftovers surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest