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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 31 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 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore 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)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
E
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
1.1
E
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1213131312121212111111111181716161681615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94201195189169164161119109696866664477133160245137162220217214186
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
0
SE
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
0
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
1.43
3:10PM
1.55
3:36AM
1.59
3:49PM
1.64
4:13AM
1.70
4:24PM
1.68
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
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---5:24-------5:26-------5:26----
Sunset------7:02-------7:02-------7:01-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1----------1--------
Temp. °C242323252626252322222123242525242423232528282725
Feels °C (?)292726282827272725252427262626272727272930292826
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