Oyster Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 SAST
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Oyster Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oyster Bay sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Oyster Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Oyster Bay at 9AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (15 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
0
1
4
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
5.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)88999991011121313131313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82578992611121212132518843152532684698917824871206440566153734708378531582078162212361010836
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
55
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
35
E
40
E
45
E
35
ENE
10
ENE
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.16
12:31AM
1.13
12:59PM
1.31
1:19AM
1.24
1:37PM
1.44
1:54AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
0.60
6:32PM
0.56
6:40AM
0.48
7:23PM
0.43
7:24AM
0.37
7:57PM
0.31
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-5:39-------5:37-------5:37------
Sunset----6:32-------6:34-------6:35---
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C161617171616161515151515151515141313171919181818
Feels °C (?)989987546689101212108691212131713
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Oyster Bay (near gales from the WSW at SHIP4770 33 km from Oyster Bay). 0.9m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 0.8m 9s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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59.4 km/h
WSW
0.0
18.9
Air / Water (°C)
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