Seal Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.20° S 24.84° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Seal Point sea temperature is

18.3° C

Seal Point 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 Seal Point today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Seal Point at 8AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	6	5	6	4	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2318	1922	1651	1450	1404	1392	1200	760	732	710	497	940	1775	2409	2574	2301	2212	7987	7680	7395	6045	4918	4180	3768
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	N	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	E	NE	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				9:11AM1.03m				9:52PM1.14m				10:52AM0.97m					11:31PM1.10m				12:39PM1.01m
Low Tide		3:11AM0.58m				3:06PM0.61m				4:33AM0.64m				4:38PM0.68m					6:18AM0.62m				6:31PM0.66m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	16	15	15	16	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	11	12	13	13	7	9	9	13	12	13	15	13	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	2318	1922	1651	1450	1404	1392	1200	760	732	710	497	940	1313	140	91	2301	2212	7987	7680	7395	6045	4918	4180	3768
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	SSW 14	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 23	SSW 22	SSW 20	SSW 18	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	247	226	226	186	186	197	169	636	607	554	496	158	121	10	91	441	1609	75	50	49	48	48	47	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 12	SE 7	S 23	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	7	—	—	—	167	215	177	180	180	161	37	8	10	6	91	90	74	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	10	11	16	—	—	—	—	1775	2409	2574	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	1	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	6	7	6	5	5
Distance (km)	13	1	0	0	22	6	19	22	13	19	1	3	22	134	22	133	3	3	3	0	63	63	133	133
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4		5	7	8	8	7	6		4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	9	8	8	8	7	6	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	6	4	4	5	6	4	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	9	5	5

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