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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 7 pm Monday 04 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
23.7° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| 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) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
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 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 6 | E 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | |
184 | 246 | 215 | 202 | 195 | 244 | 192 | 147 | 140 | 98 | 300 | 123 | 78 | 161 | 1677 | 2843 | 3313 | 3718 | 3782 | 3443 | 2838 | 2416 | 1570 | 2887 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.45m | 5:11AM1.48m | 5:32PM1.38m | 5:40AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.29m | 6:12AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.27m | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:31PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  | | |  | | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
25 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 57 | 246 | 215 | 202 | 195 | 244 | 192 | 94 | 140 | 62 | 182 | 123 | 74 | 161 | 1677 | 2843 | 3313 | 3718 | 3782 | 3443 | 2838 | 2416 | 1570 | 1008 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 184 | 50 | 36 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 79 | 147 | 15 | 37 | 97 | 93 | 77 | 73 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 20 | — |
| kJ | 73 | 18 | 52 | 62 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 98 | 70 | 44 | 78 | 130 | 12 | 12 | 41 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | — | NE 7 | — | — | WSW 5 | WNW 3 | SW 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 177 | 300 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | 16 | — | — | 98 | 2 | 635 | 2887 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 93 | 22 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 42 | 203 | 259 | 259 |
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