King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 SAST
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King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) today?

The current surf forecast for King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) at 11PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (16 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s

Table - waves today at King's Beach (Port Elizabeth). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.1
E
1.2
SSW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131313141313131313812121212127881314141616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)473541973732347133052584219016579536995374267611255139810744523302789091161185927583137
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
30
E
40
E
45
E
35
ENE
15
ENE
25
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
1.47
1:33PM
1.67
1:54AM
1.58
2:07PM
1.79
2:25AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
0.65
7:26AM
0.61
8:00PM
0.52
7:58AM
0.51
8:28PM
0.43
8:26AM
0.43
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----5:33-------5:33-------5:31--
Sunset6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------211-
Temp. °C161615151315171819181818181719191817171616161717
Feels °C (?)1113121291010111213161410912121212121214131414
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) (light winds from the S at Port Elizabeth Airport 4 km from King's Beach (Port Elizabeth)). 4.7m 13s groundswell from the S which is too big for here.

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