Seal Point surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)23ft (7.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)20ft (6.0m)12s
Evening (07 May)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
0
1
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
5.5
SSE
13
5.5
SSE
13
5
SSE
13
5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12960
11513
10450
10082
8679
7810
7262
6591
6644
5251
5934
5552
4660
3714
3135
2629
2180
1888
1637
1374
1302
927
702
582
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
E
25
E
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:51PM1.18m
6:56AM1.16m
7:54PM1.12m
8:03AM1.07m
9:26PM1.11m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.43m
00:52AM0.58m
1:24PM0.51m
2:02AM0.66m
2:39PM0.57m
3:46AM0.67m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
7
7
8
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
10
11
12
11
15
15
13
13
14
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SE
13
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
5.5
SSE
13
5.5
SSE
13
5
SSE
13
5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.3
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
Energy kJ
7635
67
132
10082
8679
7810
7262
6591
6644
5251
5934
5552
4660
3714
3135
2629
2180
1888
1637
1374
1302
927
702
582
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
91
136
209
241
212
249
290
234
209
432
635
588
784
844
821
742
726
658
565
526
458
451
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
71
37
91
112
154
243
318
261
123
125
18
17
17
17
8
7
7
21
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
6
SSE
12
2
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.6
N
3
0.7
NW
4
Energy kJ
12960
11513
10450
695
522
480
12
21
23
8
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
5
5
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
503
251
251
134
134
22
22
21
134
134
22
19
19
19
0
0
0
1
172
164
1
1
1
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
8
7
6
8
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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