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Second Beach (Port St Johns) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Second Beach (Port St Johns) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.4° 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 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Second Beach (Port St Johns). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
244 | 150 | 147 | 104 | 125 | 374 | 167 | 173 | 183 | 1948 | 3929 | 4240 | 3650 | 2926 | 2143 | 1655 | 1162 | 1216 | 871 | 969 | 2198 | 1956 | 2871 | 5085 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.40m | 5:40AM1.41m | 6:04PM1.31m | 6:12AM1.31m | 6:45PM1.22m | 6:52AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:31PM0.42m | 00:46AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 244 | 87 | 90 | 104 | 98 | 153 | 167 | 173 | 139 | 1948 | 3929 | 4240 | 3650 | 2926 | 2143 | 1655 | 1162 | 947 | 582 | 485 | 340 | 291 | 2871 | 3264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 83 | 150 | 147 | 5 | 6 | 95 | 69 | 102 | 183 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 540 | 501 | 44 | 98 | 220 | 399 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | SE 22 | ENE 9 | — | SSE 19 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 12 | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 8 | — | 243 | 152 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 4 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 9 | 140 | 42 | 125 | 374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 151 | 980 | 1216 | 871 | 969 | 2198 | 1956 | 18 | 5085 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 90 | 160 | 107 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 116 | 63 | 23 | 7 | 140 | 191 | 191 | 193 | 156 | 158 | 191 |
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