Sharks Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 SAST
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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
20.5° 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 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Sharks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
6
4
9
8
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
5.5
SSW
5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
S
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131312141413131313121212121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)673524501638470534565568323052671131289945381113957981198217932086213521682266200818241600
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
1.01
10:39PM
1.02
12:22PM
1.05
12:58AM
1.12
1:36PM
1.23
1:51AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
0.70
5:39AM
0.68
6:46PM
0.65
7:20AM
0.53
7:50PM
0.49
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise-------6:00-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset--5:53-------5:53-------5:54-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262725231918182025211816141413151818171616151516
Feels °C (?)2425252217171718171398799121514141414131314
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Sharks Point (light winds from the NNW at Mthatha Airport 72 km from Sharks Point). 1.7m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.9m 5s windswell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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