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Seal Point surf break

Seal Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 SAST
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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 2.7°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 4PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Seal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121313131313131312121213131415161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)719465085173491549814689427139193858411454207601768975318053841290721070711400109559990836171325643
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
45
W
35
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
S
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.52
5:53AM
1.55
6:21PM
1.39
6:40AM
1.37
7:18PM
1.26
7:43AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.07
11:38PM
0.18
12:09PM
0.21
12:26AM
0.34
12:59PM
0.37
1:29AM
0.50
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset--5:52-------5:50-------5:49-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1---111------
Temp. °C171717171615151519191817171616161616171717171615
Feels °C (?)679121212121215121098788810131415141312
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