Sea Vista 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.58° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sea Vista sea temperature is

18.5°C

Sea Vista 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 Sea Vista today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sea Vista at 1PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

Table - waves today at Sea Vista. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	1	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 9	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	107	107	107	119	114	106	135	441	651	952	1317	1140	1526	1443	1550	1507	1155	1053	1037	838	634	634	683
Wind (km/h)	NE	W	SW	SW	SW	S	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide					4:47PM1.72m					5:10AM1.56m				5:27PM1.59m				5:55AM1.45m				6:13PM1.43m
Low Tide			10:33AM0.06m					11:01PM0.06m				11:13AM0.15m				11:41PM0.17m				11:58AM0.29m


	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	19	19	18	17	17	16	18	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	19	20	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	15	17	17	17	18	20	18	17	15	17	19	18	16	16	17	17	18	20	20	20	19	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	E 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	107	92	107	107	107	90	135	129	220	952	1317	1140	1526	1443	1550	1507	1155	1053	1037	838	634	634	683
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	SE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 6	ESE 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	E 8
kJ	56	107	70	56	45	106	82	441	651	192	220	200	196	145	151	3	168	223	235	213	213	78	253
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	E 7	E 7	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	WSW 11	—	—	S 6	SSW 7	S 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SW 16	ESE 10
kJ	73	55	55	119	114	35	36	108	134	200	95	200	—	—	3	9	8	151	120	120	94	93	80
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	—	W 3	WSW 4	—	—	—	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	—
kJ	100	—	1	18	—	—	—	52	34	35	48	73	270	366	338	446	283	294	318	279	316	247	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	257	257	257	200	31	8	0	0	59	59	59	0	31
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4					4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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