Surf Forecast Surf Report

Port St Johns surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 May 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Port St Johns today?

The current surf forecast for Port St Johns at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (18 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Port St Johns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
SE
1
E
0.6
S
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)12131212121111111111101010966971288888879101214141313131313131214141414141414141418171615141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1561611952282322441981911881882142332201761211331079710297829422612710435583113793352571254508119757165064611505454071993234321902221225220121791158715411090101510992007171213931154866683586484373297288
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
5
WNW
15
SSW
50
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
10
S
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrosscrossoffcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32AM
1.32
7:14PM
1.25
7:26AM
1.22
8:27PM
1.21
8:46AM
1.15
9:58PM
1.23
10:27AM
1.14
11:20PM
1.33
11:50AM
1.20
12:23AM
1.47
12:52PM
1.31
1:15AM
1.59
1:43PM
1.42
2:02AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
0.46
12:54PM
0.41
1:18AM
0.55
1:53PM
0.48
2:39AM
0.62
3:12PM
0.52
4:20AM
0.60
4:38PM
0.50
5:45AM
0.50
5:50PM
0.42
6:47AM
0.36
6:49PM
0.31
7:37AM
0.22
7:40PM
0.21
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset------5:10-------5:10-------5:09-------5:09-------5:08-------5:08-------5:07-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019202324222020202021262724232423222227292626231918161820201919202019212119181716151520211918171616172224212020202021
Feels °C (?)21212021232321192020192025262422232220202628252623986811121212131415171818181615141319191817161514152022191918181717
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