Seal Point Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.20° S 24.84° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 19.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (19 May)	8ft (2.4m)	7s
Evening (19 May)	8ft (2.4m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 7	SW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	852	673	563	481	611	480	555	615	610	300	456	512	557	729	773	569	680	588	488	724	623	502	318	277
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off
High Tide			5:04AM1.64m				5:34PM1.52m				5:51AM1.51m				6:26PM1.44m				6:43AM1.36m				7:25PM1.35m
Low Tide					11:21AM0.09m				11:41PM0.22m				12:08PM0.19m				00:36AM0.34m				1:00PM0.31m


	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	17	20	26	24	22	19
Feels °C	16	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	15	14	14	12	13	13	12	13	17	22	22	18	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	S 8	SSE 8	SW 12	SSE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 8	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SE 8	SW 12	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	852	673	229	339	430	238	431	374	241	300	273	187	152	118	94	182	69	133	488	453	418	374	318	277
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SW 13	SW 12	SSE 14	SW 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SW 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	WSW 12	SSW 14	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	148	219	563	481	104	480	149	140	138	241	99	96	81	55	54	94	118	66	123	158	140	175	196	144
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 10	—	SSW 10	SSE 12	SSW 10	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 11	SE 11	WSW 11	SW 11	S 8	S 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	40	39	84	76	104	118	8	—	37	136	18	7	16	50	88	84	30	30	48	30	12	14	13	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 7	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	NNE 4
kJ	51	82	187	250	611	293	555	615	610	236	456	512	557	729	773	569	680	588	—	724	623	502	—	10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2
Distance (km)	190	190	190	190	190	190	190	190	190	190	46	190	190	190	190	133	133	133	46	46	133	1	46	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)											Van Stadens Mouth								Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth		Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Mtati
Rating (10 max)											3								3	3		4	4	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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