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Periwinkles Surf Forecast
/ 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 Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Periwinkles today?
The current surf forecast for Periwinkles at 5AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Periwinkles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 427 | 499 | 499 | 408 | 1315 | 1393 | 1291 | 1161 | 862 | 662 | 536 | 408 | 336 | 304 | 218 | 215 | 192 | 185 | 160 | 137 | 141 | 116 | 120 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:49AM 1.54 | 3:58PM 1.65 | 4:14AM 1.53 | 4:22PM 1.60 | 4:39AM 1.49 | 4:47PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:43PM 0.07 | 9:46AM 0.11 | 10:07PM 0.07 | 10:12AM 0.13 | 10:32PM 0.11 | 10:38AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Still cross-shore at Periwinkles (fresh winds from the ENE at SHIP5078 79 km from Periwinkles). 0.9m 5s windswell from the ENE with a 0.7m 5s windswell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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