Port St Johns 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.63° S 29.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Port St Johns sea temperature is

20.6°C

Port St Johns surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Port St Johns today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Port St Johns at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	125	250	94	55	69	86	100	101	106	164	190	272	306	456	440	384	362	282	269	265	261	269	265
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNW	W	SW	SSW	S	SSW	WNW	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	9:45AM1.16m				10:30PM1.06m					11:36AM1.24m				00:08AM1.14m				12:41PM1.38m				1:06AM1.26m
Low Tide			4:17PM0.67m				4:47AM0.58m					6:08PM0.57m				6:12AM0.49m				7:06PM0.43m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01
	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	6:29
mm	1	1	2	2	3	5	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	20	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	22	24	24	23	21	21	21	21
Feels °C	19	19	19	21	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	25	22	22	23	24	24	23	23	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SW 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	S 8	E 10	S 8	E 9	E 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 7
kJ	45	44	94	49	67	65	100	96	65	34	69	31	62	349	320	212	146	97	76	76	261	269	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SE 9	S 6	S 6	SSW 12	SSW 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 10	S 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 7	E 7	SSW 13
kJ	125	3	17	11	52	42	65	69	72	27	17	43	146	246	330	384	362	282	269	265	58	56	265
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	—	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 7	S 6	—	—	—	—	SW 9	SW 11	S 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 5	S 5	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	44	—	42	37	9	13	—	—	—	—	22	19	19	15	15	27	15	56	24	13	38	38	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 10	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	S 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	106	250	29	55	69	86	89	101	106	164	190	272	306	456	440	—	5	20	—	—	—	96	134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Nahoon Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Siyayi KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Bonza Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	3	4	4	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	234	90	213	160	90	90	76	160	351	1023	241	313	214	0	0	86	243	42	7	0	0	0	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays	Eastern Beach	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point					Igoda	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point		Lwandile	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Mngazi
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	3	3	2	2					4	4	4	3		2	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Riebeek Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4

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