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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
24.9° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313121313131212121211111111118816161614161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22718694201195189169164161119109816866664442133160245121162220268
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
5
E
0
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
N
10
SE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
1.43
2:54AM
1.43
3:10PM
1.55
3:36AM
1.59
3:49PM
1.64
4:13AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
0.28
8:59AM
0.27
9:23PM
0.15
9:41AM
0.16
9:59PM
0.04
10:19AM
0.09
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----5:24-------5:26-------5:26--
Sunset7:04-------7:02-------7:02-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------1-----
Temp. °C262424232325262625242322222325252624242323242728
Feels °C (?)272829272628282727282725252727262726272727282929
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