Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Second Beach (Port St Johns) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Second Beach (Port St Johns) at 7PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Second Beach (Port St Johns). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1233 | 1083 | 731 | 656 | 826 | 740 | 731 | 642 | 623 | 607 | 524 | 574 | 488 | 511 | 449 | 297 | 258 | 387 | 422 | 431 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.13m | 7:22AM1.00m | 7:54PM0.98m | 12:11PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.58m | 1:25AM0.66m | 1:33PM0.74m | 3:35AM0.78m | 6:19PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 1083 | 731 | 656 | 826 | 740 | 731 | 642 | 82 | 180 | 104 | 448 | 381 | 338 | 338 | 297 | 258 | 258 | 223 | 191 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 113 | 173 | 140 | 90 | 71 | 249 | 121 | 45 | 78 | 12 | 98 | 64 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 177 | 387 | 422 | 431 | 290 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 285 | 123 | 125 | 89 | 88 | 279 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 25 | 25 | 69 | 47 | — | — | 109 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 623 | 607 | 524 | 574 | 488 | 511 | 449 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1062 | 1062 | 191 | 243 | 242 | 11 | 0 | 207 | 190 | 160 | 180 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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