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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 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
25.0° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (04 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
0.7
SSW
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.7
SSW
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.6
SSW
1.1
ENE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.8
SSW
0.9
ENE
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)661268811866611611115678881286
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149171165166228201128283122155139939366656492222201168186161101113
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNW
15
W
15
NNW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
1.69
5:20AM
1.78
5:27PM
1.65
5:50AM
1.74
5:55PM
1.58
6:18AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
-0.03
11:25AM
0.09
11:32PM
-0.00
11:55AM
0.15
12:00AM
0.07
12:24PM
0.23
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:30-------5:31--
Sunset7:00-------7:00-------7:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------13-----1461----
Temp. °C282524232325282927252424242528292725232224242525
Feels °C (?)282525242527282926252527262627282627242325242424
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