Morgans Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.71° S 28.34° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Morgans Bay sea temperature is

20.2°C

Morgans Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Morgans Bay today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Morgans Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	!	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 6	SW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 13	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	320	283	233	245	181	558	266	340	285	183	180	179	491	508	1363	1987	573	998	822	949	488	378	940	1357	1705
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				1:24PM1.46m				1:47AM1.32m					2:01PM1.55m				2:22AM1.41m				2:33PM1.60m				2:54AM1.47m
Low Tide		7:04AM0.36m				7:46PM0.29m				7:44AM0.28m					8:19PM0.20m				8:19AM0.21m				8:49PM0.13m


	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01
	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	6:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	10	9	6
Temp °C	20	24	28	27	27	23	22	21	19	21	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	18	16	15	15	16
Feels °C	19	22	26	25	30	19	19	17	17	19	19	18	18	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	13	12	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 13	SSW 14
kJ	320	283	233	245	417	437	326	268	189	180	184	124	103	59	700	878	282	26	24	33	488	378	940	1357	1705
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	—	—	SSW 13	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	37	36	—	—	181	—	—	136	129	127	180	177	47	89	53	34	36	15	14	24	33	33	32	20	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 10	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	—	—	E 10	—	—	SW 18	SW 16	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	137	15	16	—	—	16	—	—	12	65	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	SW 12	SW 6	SW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 5	S 6	—	—	—
kJ	97	44	136	245	829	558	266	340	285	183	149	179	491	508	1363	1987	573	998	822	949	65	148	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Second Beach (Port St Johns) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	1	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	155	303	169	556	2	165	183	25	3	3	119	485	3	3	4	2	3	3	356	356	408	466	356	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni				Double Mouth	Port St Johns		Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Cintsa East	Lwandile		Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves	Whacky Point	Cintsa East	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves						Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves
Rating (10 max)	2				1	4		3	3	3	3		3	3	4	4	3	3						4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kanon Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Alkantstrand KZN North	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	1	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4

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