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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 7 am Thursday 21 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.1°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 11AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
723 | 485 | 682 | 383 | 324 | 233 | 175 | 141 | 139 | 110 | 108 | 104 | 345 | 468 | 279 | 258 | 266 | 350 | 520 | 492 | 495 | 480 | 572 | 481 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.35m | 7:44AM1.22m | 8:37PM1.29m | 9:02AM1.11m | 10:00PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.31m | 1:41AM0.46m | 2:01PM0.41m | 3:03AM0.54m | 3:15PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 533 | 485 | 428 | 383 | 324 | 233 | 168 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 90 | 72 | 55 | 211 | 261 | 145 | 266 | 350 | 520 | 492 | 495 | 480 | 572 | 481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 133 | 123 | 120 | 208 | 168 | 196 | 175 | 141 | 139 | 110 | 108 | 104 | 104 | 42 | 121 | 258 | 92 | 115 | 87 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 14 | E 11 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 48 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 145 | 89 | 42 | 29 | 95 | 90 | 18 | 59 | 39 | 25 | 57 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 723 | — | 682 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 53 | 127 | 345 | 468 | 279 | 166 | 123 | 120 | 138 | 70 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 136 | 133 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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