Lwandile surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
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Lwandile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lwandile sea temperature is
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lwandile today?

The current surf forecast for Lwandile at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (06 May)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

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
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
8
7
4
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
1
E
8
0.6
SSW
11
1.3
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
1.1
S
11
3
SSE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.4
SW
10
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
134
97
104
130
220
307
2513
4369
4158
3986
3097
2515
1905
1756
1199
1079
1047
2658
3429
5731
4294
3000
4214
Wind (km/h)
5
E
25
E
20
SSE
10
NE
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
15
NNE
25
NW
25
WNW
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32PM1.38m
5:40AM1.39m
6:05PM1.30m
6:12AM1.30m
6:46PM1.21m
6:52AM1.19m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.35m
11:54AM0.33m
00:05AM0.45m
12:31PM0.42m
00:47AM0.56m
1:19PM0.51m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
13
22
51
11
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
20
19
19
22
24
21
19
18
17
18
17
21
21
20
18
18
18
17
17
20
22
22
18
19
21
19
18
19
19
15
16
13
12
12
9
12
12
12
9
10
10
9
10
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSE
7
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
3
SSE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.9
SSE
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
Energy kJ
70
100
97
27
45
140
161
2513
4369
4158
3986
3097
2515
1905
1427
911
681
1047
2658
3429
3505
2767
3000
2973
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
1.1
S
11
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.1
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
18
1
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
15
Energy kJ
145
13
16
95
70
140
307
12
11
41
10
10
9
15
6
424
820
593
450
366
170
395
518
1471
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
10
0.6
SSE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
19
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
2
41
105
34
8
8
15
6
43
98
241
106
86
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
0.6
W
3
0.9
W
4
1.5
WSW
5
3
SW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.4
SW
10
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
0.6
W
4
4
S
12
Energy kJ
134
71
104
130
220
7
26
123
1756
1199
1079
986
15
11
5731
4294
13
4214
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
6
4
6
Distance (km)
35
119
17
19
5
0
0
6
9
6
64
10
120
157
238
232
238
197
232
209
181
181
232
248
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
4
3
5
4
6
6
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
6
6
8
7
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
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