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Oyster Bay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Oyster Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Oyster Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Oyster Bay at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Oyster Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | |
1286 | 980 | 719 | 601 | 559 | 505 | 363 | 371 | 398 | 311 | 318 | 311 | 228 | 245 | 209 | 172 | 169 | 192 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 117 | 134 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:29AM1.06m | 10:48PM1.16m | 11:30AM1.08m | 00:13AM1.27m | 12:41PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.62m | 3:58PM0.57m | 5:26AM0.60m | 5:42PM0.52m | 6:44AM0.48m | 6:45PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1286 | 466 | 418 | 392 | 356 | 320 | 252 | 371 | 398 | 311 | 318 | 311 | 219 | 177 | 175 | 155 | 162 | 192 | 188 | 145 | 115 | 117 | 134 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 980 | 677 | 539 | 399 | 306 | — | 247 | 193 | 186 | 219 | 273 | 228 | 245 | 209 | 172 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 154 | 151 | 20 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 384 | — | 719 | 601 | 559 | 505 | 363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 229 | 320 | 595 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 314 |
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