Periwinkles surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 Aug 2025 SAST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Periwinkles today?

The current surf forecast for Periwinkles at 7PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
4
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1313131314131313131212121212121211111111111177
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9991154135237831013172815831382119311061050815750694791724508443451380436460428449
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.69
5:11AM
1.55
5:29PM
1.64
5:36AM
1.49
5:54PM
1.56
6:00AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
0.02
11:10PM
0.11
11:13AM
0.05
11:36PM
0.15
11:38AM
0.12
12:01AM
0.23
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:30-------6:28
Sunset--5:44-------5:45-------5:45-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817161514141417171717161515151921201918171617
Feels °C (?)181412121111111215141415141415141719191918181618
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Periwinkles (moderate winds from the SW at East London Airport 65 km from Periwinkles). 0.4m 10s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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