Seal Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 May 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.8°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 3PM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)23ft (7.0m)13s
Afternoon (13 May)21ft (6.5m)13s
Evening (13 May)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
6
5
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
SW
13
7
SW
13
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
1.6
S
15
2.5
S
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13006
14842
15806
15265
11871
9506
7603
5849
4699
4001
3368
2988
2515
2004
1745
1087
2930
4245
4683
3516
3199
2463
2257
1659
Wind (km/h)
55
W
60
W
60
W
55
W
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
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
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:15PM1.33m
1:30AM1.59m
1:58PM1.44m
2:12AM1.70m
2:40PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.29m
7:10PM0.29m
7:52AM0.15m
7:54PM0.19m
8:33AM0.05m
8:38PM0.11m
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
6
4
3
4
7
9
8
9
9
10
10
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.5
S
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
13
Energy kJ
36
40
51
29
9506
7603
5849
4699
4001
3368
2988
2515
2004
1745
990
2930
4245
4683
3516
3199
2463
2257
1659
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.7
SSW
14
1
S
14
1.6
S
15
1.5
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
7
215
416
1087
573
93
93
93
829
821
645
690
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
1.5
S
11
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
15
13
12
533
147
183
233
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
SW
13
7
SW
13
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
6
SW
13
1.7
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
13006
14842
15806
15265
11871
739
1037
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
4
4
4
6
9
7
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
350
350
661
586
586
22
19
19
19
19
19
21
4
0
0
0
4
19
19
3
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
4
5
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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