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Rivermouth Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Rivermouth surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rivermouth sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 4.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rivermouth today?
The current surf forecast for Rivermouth at 5PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
5653 | 5547 | 5454 | 5014 | 4167 | 3611 | 2780 | 2325 | 1913 | 1619 | 1310 | 1141 | 901 | 680 | 521 | 365 | 298 | 232 | 157 | 86 | 156 | 533 | 857 | 871 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:47PM1.10m | 7:57AM1.07m | 9:22PM1.08m | 9:44AM1.02m | 11:00PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.50m | 1:53AM0.65m | 2:34PM0.56m | 3:38AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.56m | 5:21AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 5653 | 5547 | 5454 | 5014 | 4167 | 3611 | 2780 | 2325 | 1913 | 1619 | 1310 | 1141 | 901 | 680 | 521 | 365 | 298 | 232 | 157 | 84 | 156 | 533 | 857 | 871 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 6 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 149 | 78 | 80 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 159 | 130 | 101 | 70 | 86 | 44 | 34 | 95 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 49 | 49 | 26 | 44 | 91 | 91 | 27 | 26 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 84 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 79 | 60 | 63 | 60 | 38 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | N 2 | ENE 7 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 6 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 65 | 61 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 297 | — | 2 | 124 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 50 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 459 | 260 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 199 | 199 | 170 | 332 | 383 | 156 |
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