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/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Periwinkles surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Periwinkles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Periwinkles sea temperature is
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Periwinkles today?
The current surf forecast for Periwinkles at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Periwinkles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
127 | 96 | 78 | 63 | 45 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 5454 | 4436 | 3866 | 2358 | 2913 | 2244 | 1730 | 1474 | 2005 | 4336 | 6661 | 8541 | 6298 | 3917 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.07m | 00:06AM1.27m | 12:31PM1.18m | 00:55AM1.42m | 1:20PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.60m | 5:30PM0.50m | 6:27AM0.47m | 6:28PM0.40m | 7:15AM0.31m | 7:16PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 70 | 84 | 1392 | 1327 | 921 | 607 | 421 | 522 | 1192 | 3506 | 5454 | 4436 | 17 | 2358 | 2913 | 2244 | 1730 | 1474 | 2005 | — | — | — | — | 3917 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 127 | 96 | 78 | 63 | 45 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 939 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | NE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | — | 71 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 364 | 940 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 15505 | — | 3866 | — | — | — | — | — | 3983 | 4336 | 6661 | 8541 | 6298 | 7851 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 268 | 295 | 53 | 54 | 97 | 129 | 160 | 160 | 136 | 160 | 1 | 160 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 401 | 933 | 490 | 75 |
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