- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Sharks Point Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Sharks Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sharks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sharks Point sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sharks Point today?
The current surf forecast for Sharks Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sharks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 126mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | |
198 | 195 | 195 | 150 | 147 | 302 | 453 | 331 | 171 | 110 | 286 | 1720 | 2767 | 3067 | 3007 | 2536 | 2208 | 1685 | 1237 | 1264 | 958 | 1977 | 2039 | 3192 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.39m | 5:40AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.30m | 6:12AM1.30m | 6:45PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.24m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:31PM0.42m | 00:47AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:19 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 46 | 51 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 198 | 195 | 104 | 150 | 147 | 104 | 213 | 189 | 171 | 110 | 286 | 1720 | 2767 | 3067 | 3007 | 2536 | 2208 | 1685 | 1237 | 1264 | 690 | 543 | 2039 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | SW 15 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | S 22 | ESE 10 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | 62 | 62 | 195 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 98 | 70 | 28 | 46 | 83 | 81 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 17 | 619 | 9 | 333 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | SW 19 | — | SE 21 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 102 | 167 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 25 | 24 | — | 33 | — | 15 | — | 17 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 130 | 83 | 302 | 453 | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 18 | 235 | 749 | 805 | 958 | 1977 | 22 | 3192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 66 | 136 | 132 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 39 | 7 | 31 | 164 | 215 | 215 | 217 | 180 | 182 | 215 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Sharks Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest