Middle Rock surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 2026 SAST
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Middle Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Middle Rock sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 3.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Middle Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Middle Rock at 1PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)18ft (5.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
2
6
3
7
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
4
S
12
5
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
5
S
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3279
2928
2979
2849
2417
8136
7123
5794
4016
6359
4697
5850
7794
4658
3974
3192
2685
2277
1871
1551
1271
1008
901
680
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
50
W
55
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:47PM1.17m
6:53AM1.16m
7:47PM1.10m
7:57AM1.07m
9:22PM1.08m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.42m
00:48AM0.56m
1:21PM0.50m
1:53AM0.65m
2:34PM0.56m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:45
6:46
6:46
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
1
2
2
1
3
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
19
21
19
16
14
14
14
14
20
20
19
18
17
17
12
9
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
12
14
13
11
10
11
11
12
18
17
17
15
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SSE
11
2.4
SE
11
2
SE
11
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
Energy kJ
3279
2928
2979
1390
966
5512
5178
4438
4016
4998
4697
4626
5046
4658
3974
3192
2685
2277
1871
1551
1271
1008
901
680
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.8
SSE
13
1.7
S
13
2
SSE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
21
8
236
972
1197
412
359
291
255
222
146
80
74
50
31
28
91
90
15
60
64
48
56
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.8
SSW
9
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
20
0.7
SSE
18
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
14
96
19
42
98
283
177
108
49
48
25
91
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
1.7
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
7
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
0.6
WNW
4
5
S
12
0.4
SW
14
4.5
S
12
5
S
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
17
171
677
2849
2417
8136
7123
5794
14
6359
65
5850
7794
40
77
4
30
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
8
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
5
311
351
362
385
338
338
320
311
311
353
149
385
5
5
0
0
0
0
258
267
6
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
5
8
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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