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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 Aug 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Oyster Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Oyster Bay at 11PM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)20ft (6.0m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)21ft (6.5m)14s

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

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Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
SW
7
SW
6.5
SW
6
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141514141414141413131313131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)166041926817207144871202710389876674356344517843873832337830862912291226432286327427212436230720671833
Wind
(km/h)
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
1.69
4:12AM
1.60
4:31PM
1.72
4:40AM
1.59
4:58PM
1.70
5:07AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.10
10:18AM
0.02
10:40PM
0.09
10:44AM
0.04
11:07PM
0.12
11:09AM
0.08
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:48-------6:47--
Sunset5:54-------5:55-------5:57-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C161615151313151516151413131315151515151415151516
Feels °C (?)67665666810101010101198891013141312
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  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 3 km away suggest it is still onshore at Oyster Bay (light winds from the SW at Cape Saint Francis). No surfable waves

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13 km/h
SW
Onshore
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