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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 SAST
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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
20.6° 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 6AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
5
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)131313121312131413131313131313131314131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1030471115269426039851993209029342655243121901992196213361728175518382122183816091363814722625
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57AM
1.12
1:35PM
1.23
1:51AM
1.27
2:15PM
1.40
2:27AM
1.40
2:47PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.53
7:50PM
0.49
8:03AM
0.37
8:27PM
0.34
8:34AM
0.24
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise---6:00-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------5:55-------5:57-------5:57-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C161514161918181717161516181918181818171819201919
Feels °C (?)978101313151616151314161615171718171716151414
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  1. weather stationWind Update moderate winds from the W at East London Airport mean that it is cross-off at Sharpleys Point. 5.5m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 3.6m 13s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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