Seal Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.20° S 24.84° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Seal Point sea temperature is

15.7°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Seal Point at 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 24								Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	2	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	191	275	89	346	806	1292	1601	1447	1329	1180	1060	1012	864	782	694	683	647	782	893	742	1533	1604	1704	1864
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		2:16AM1.42m				2:34PM1.56m				2:45AM1.52m				3:00PM1.69m				3:13AM1.60m				3:28PM1.78m
Low Tide				8:21AM0.21m				8:43PM0.18m				8:47AM0.10m				9:11PM0.07m				9:15AM0.03m				9:40PM-0.01m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	3	4	1	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	17	18	18	20	19	19	18	19	19	20	19	20	19	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	19	18	17	17	16	15	14	14	16	17	21	19	16	15	18	17	20	20	19	18	17	18	20	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 11	SSE 6	S 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	191	275	60	176	806	1292	1601	1447	1329	1180	1060	1012	864	782	694	683	647	782	893	742	1533	1604	1704	1864
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SSW 7	SSW 16	S 7	SW 10	SSE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SSW 16	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	82	44	61	346	143	48	125	50	33	206	162	158	120	99	89	92	67	58	43	318	30	28	28	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	ESE 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	W 4	W 4	SSW 16	WSW 4	S 12	ESE 7	S 11	S 9	SSE 10	S 10
kJ	64	46	89	89	82	48	—	—	—	32	27	14	14	13	17	8	91	3	24	42	22	39	36	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 7	—	E 8	ESE 8	SE 7	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	E 7	—	—	W 4	—	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3
kJ	31	124	—	29	217	322	273	306	262	—	214	—	—	23	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	3	175	46	190	368	503	133	133	46	46	1	3	22	22	1	1	0	1	1	1	133	1	0	78
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Van Stadens Mouth	Kleinemonde	Van Stadens Mouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)					Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Albatross	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista		Van Stadens Mouth	Mtati	Riet River
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1					4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	8

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