Surf-Forecast | Periwinkles Surf Guide

Periwinkles Surf Guide

Periwinkles in East London is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Easily blown out by onshore winds Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the east southeast. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rocks, sharks,kelp.

Periwinkles Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	5	fairly consistent	20.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Periwinkles:

The best conditions reported for surf at Periwinkles occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Periwinkles (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Periwinkles with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 6% of the time in May while 17% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 77% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

17%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

77%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Periwinkles Location Map

Interactive Periwinkles surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Periwinkles is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 66 km (41 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Periwinkles is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 106 km (66 miles) away.

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Periwinkles Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 19 June 2026, 06:34 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 19
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on

Tides at Periwinkles

Current tide and informaton

For Barbel Point, 2 km from Periwinkles.

Next High Water: 07:11pm | 1.46m

Next Low Water: 12:44pm | 0.19m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Periwinkles Sea Temperature

The water temperature (20.5 °C) at Periwinkles is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 17.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite