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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
21.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for Second Beach (Port St Johns) at 2AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.4
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)141313131312121212131413131313131313131414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)851777936245375258154329175717831670178025051836192220531834180614911491133619801951183815841218
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
1.13
1:36PM
1.24
1:52AM
1.28
2:16PM
1.42
2:28AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:46PM
0.66
7:20AM
0.54
7:50PM
0.50
8:03AM
0.38
8:27PM
0.35
8:35AM
0.24
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset5:53-------5:53-------5:54-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191816161416181918171615141619191918181717182020
Feels °C (?)1312910912131516161414131417161717171717191917
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 85 km from Second Beach (Port St Johns) has fallen light (light winds from the SSW at Mthatha Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Second Beach (Port St Johns). A 6.7m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here

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