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Sea Vista surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sea Vista surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sea Vista sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sea Vista today?
The current surf forecast for Sea Vista at 12AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sea Vista. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
888 | 724 | 657 | 646 | 1298 | 945 | 1591 | 1521 | 1723 | 1619 | 1737 | 4262 | 3820 | 3353 | 3415 | 4412 | 5194 | 5280 | 5973 | 5973 | 5333 | 5116 | 3517 | 3517 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:03AM1.40m | 1:31PM1.26m | 1:42AM1.45m | 2:09PM1.33m | 2:18AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.46m | 7:33AM0.37m | 7:31PM0.41m | 8:07AM0.31m | 8:08PM0.36m | 8:38AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 888 | 724 | 657 | 646 | 1298 | 945 | 1591 | 1521 | 1723 | 1619 | 1286 | 4262 | 3820 | 3353 | 3415 | 4412 | 5194 | 5280 | 5973 | 5973 | 5333 | 5116 | 3517 | 3517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 8 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 10 | 236 | 11 | 536 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 957 | 1737 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SW 16 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 201 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 419 | 343 | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 467 | 424 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 202 |
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