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Sharpleys Point Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Sharpleys Point 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
Sharpleys Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sharpleys Point sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sharpleys Point today?
The current surf forecast for Sharpleys Point at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sharpleys Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, gales from the W 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 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | |
192 | 147 | 140 | 98 | 97 | 176 | 184 | 222 | 546 | 3252 | 5002 | 5288 | 4512 | 3552 | 2673 | 1808 | 1340 | 1427 | 2189 | 2104 | 1830 | 2654 | 5731 | 4732 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.38m | 5:40AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.29m | 6:12AM1.30m | 6:46PM1.20m | 6:52AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:31PM0.42m | 00:47AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
 kJ | 192 | 73 | 76 | 98 | 121 | 176 | 184 | 222 | 546 | 3252 | 5002 | 5288 | 4512 | 3552 | 2673 | 1808 | 1340 | 1427 | 2189 | 2104 | 1830 | 2654 | 3575 | 3037 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | E 7 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NE 8 | SW 15 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 147 | 140 | 21 | 47 | 52 | 34 | 186 | 168 | 1538 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 414 | 713 | 645 | 527 | 333 | 256 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 13 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 97 | 69 | 98 | 57 | 136 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 7 | — | 34 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 97 | 231 | 449 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | 140 | 167 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 447 | 1080 | 885 | 1243 | 1083 | 1470 | 1759 | 5731 | 4732 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 42 | 17 | 22 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 44 | 75 | 176 | 236 | 259 | 259 | 262 | 224 | 259 | 236 | 75 |
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