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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 1 am Friday 22 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 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Seal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
141 | 139 | 134 | 108 | 181 | 299 | 316 | 261 | 258 | 266 | 350 | 590 | 499 | 437 | 480 | 512 | 537 | 407 | 440 | 711 | 628 | 628 | 437 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.22m | 8:37PM1.29m | 9:02AM1.11m | 10:00PM1.27m | 10:32AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.46m | 2:01PM0.41m | 3:03AM0.54m | 3:15PM0.48m | 4:35AM0.56m | 4:36PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 131 | 103 | 81 | 64 | 51 | 103 | 125 | 261 | 145 | 266 | 174 | 590 | 499 | 437 | 480 | 512 | 537 | 407 | 440 | 711 | 628 | 628 | 437 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 141 | 139 | 134 | 108 | 104 | 39 | 211 | 99 | 258 | 115 | 350 | 135 | 88 | 69 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 245 | 251 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 145 | 41 | 28 | 99 | 95 | 112 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 56 | 111 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 169 | 203 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 46 | 104 | 181 | 299 | 316 | 204 | 164 | 144 | — | 57 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 134 | 133 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
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