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Port St Johns Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Port St Johns surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Port St Johns surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Port St Johns sea temperature is
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Port St Johns today?
The current surf forecast for Port St Johns at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Port St Johns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
989 | 755 | 854 | 816 | 861 | 634 | 703 | 619 | 511 | 425 | 404 | 313 | 302 | 297 | 240 | 191 | 213 | 146 | 106 | 145 | 143 | 137 | 176 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:50AM1.67m | 4:07PM1.55m | 4:17AM1.63m | 4:35PM1.53m | 4:44AM1.57m | 5:02PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.11m | 10:06PM0.16m | 10:27AM0.13m | 10:34PM0.20m | 10:54AM0.18m | 11:02PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
16 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 989 | 755 | 854 | 816 | 861 | 634 | 703 | 619 | 511 | 425 | 404 | 313 | 302 | 297 | 240 | 82 | 75 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 55 | 59 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 181 | 129 | 127 | 17 | 294 | 81 | 46 | 17 | 104 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 191 | 149 | 146 | 102 | 74 | 139 | 137 | 176 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | W 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | S 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 45 | 73 | 106 | 145 | 28 | 52 | 57 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 28 | 143 | 152 | 213 | — | — | 108 | 143 | 50 | 112 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 241 | 241 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 86 | 161 | 23 | 0 | 107 |
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