Second Beach (Port St Johns) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SAST
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Second Beach (Port St Johns) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Second Beach (Port St Johns) sea temperature is
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Second Beach (Port St Johns) today?

The current surf forecast for Second Beach (Port St Johns) at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Second Beach (Port St Johns). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
1.2
E
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)7131212121212121110109121212121111677111316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)189110854344042640546149745527020421516112512188848290206157143235596
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
5
E
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
1.89
5:13PM
1.70
5:31AM
1.81
5:46PM
1.61
6:05AM
1.67
6:20PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
-0.04
11:15PM
-0.03
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.07
12:16PM
0.18
12:24AM
0.23
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:05-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset----6:12-------6:10-------6:08---
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-121-2--------------221-
Temp. °C202021212220212020212526262322222323232523222222
Feels °C (?)191922222320222020212525272524242323212323222223
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