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Seal Point Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Seal Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Seal Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Seal Point sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Seal Point today?
The current surf forecast for Seal Point at 5PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Seal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
1617 | 1387 | 1182 | 1094 | 876 | 691 | 617 | 582 | 538 | 488 | 436 | 378 | 384 | 410 | 509 | 572 | 572 | 632 | 501 | 911 | 984 | 852 | 744 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.59m | 3:36AM1.77m | 4:04PM1.60m | 4:19AM1.73m | 4:48PM1.58m | 5:04AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM-0.01m | 9:21PM0.07m | 9:55AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.07m | 10:37AM0.02m | 10:52PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 1617 | 1387 | 1182 | 1094 | 876 | 691 | 617 | 582 | 538 | 488 | 436 | 378 | 384 | 410 | 509 | 572 | 572 | 632 | 501 | 911 | 984 | 261 | 331 | 429 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1054 | 833 | 714 | 628 | 547 | 456 | 363 | 342 | 231 | 235 | 233 | 182 | 246 | 206 | 324 | 268 | 110 | 132 | 228 | 84 | 192 | 852 | 744 | 563 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 16 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 68 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 264 | 99 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 21 | 34 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 39 | 241 | 339 | — | 452 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 172 | 172 | 133 | 133 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 133 | 172 |
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