Morgans Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Morgans Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Morgans Bay sea temperature is
22.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Morgans Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Morgans Bay at 12PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (06 May)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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)
1.9
E
7
1.1
SSW
11
3
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SSW
13
2.3
S
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
4
S
12
5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
13
4
S
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
314
2368
3776
4438
4523
4234
3585
3355
2627
2044
2822
1565
3192
4950
6852
4909
6797
5354
5167
7211
5872
5131
4626
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
55
W
40
W
55
W
50
W
40
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
off
off
cross-off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:06PM1.26m
6:12AM1.26m
6:47PM1.18m
6:53AM1.16m
7:46PM1.10m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.32m
00:06AM0.45m
12:32PM0.41m
00:48AM0.55m
1:21PM0.50m
1:52AM0.64m
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:21
9
4
1
3
3
1
7
7
Temp °C
19
18
21
22
19
17
16
16
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
15
16
18
19
18
15
14
14
19
13
15
15
13
12
12
11
9
8
10
7
7
9
7
8
7
9
10
12
12
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
7
1.1
SSW
11
3
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.3
S
12
1.8
ESE
11
4
S
11
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
4
S
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
Energy kJ
341
314
2368
3776
4438
4523
4234
3585
3355
2627
2044
1280
1565
785
3738
5297
4909
5064
5354
4007
6008
5872
5131
4626
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
1
ENE
7
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.9
SSE
13
2
S
13
2.1
ESE
11
0.1
SE
22
1.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
19
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
2.1
SSE
15
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
193
88
12
11
10
25
10
9
33
33
290
1357
1056
18
495
96
184
146
104
1850
51
50
28
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
1
SE
8
0.6
W
4
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
20
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
18
0.9
SE
18
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
2
113
11
16
8
16
10
6
3
42
146
221
444
104
73
12
12
6
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.7
W
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
W
4
1.6
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
5
3
SW
9
3
SSW
13
2.2
SW
7
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
2.5
WSW
9
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
2
12
33
14
140
92
1644
2822
447
3192
4950
6852
947
6797
5146
5167
7211
40
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
26
2
2
15
26
4
113
273
308
356
378
323
348
348
348
287
287
408
287
4
4
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
7
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
6
5
4
6
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
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 Morgans Bay 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