Summerstrand Beach surf break

Summerstrand Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 05 Oct 2025 SAST
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Summerstrand Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Summerstrand Beach sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Summerstrand Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Summerstrand Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Summerstrand Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
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3
3
3
3
3
3
3
!
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3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)9999911121313131313131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41527024225524233488523664374400974272386197416061299145314981366341834183476125814301450
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
30
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
1.93
2:51AM
1.86
3:07PM
2.05
3:26AM
1.94
3:42PM
2.12
4:01AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
0.25
8:54AM
0.21
9:21PM
0.14
9:27AM
0.14
9:54PM
0.10
10:01AM
0.13
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:47-------5:45--
Sunset6:22-------6:22-------6:23-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615141415201817161615141518171616151514161917
Feels °C (?)1214131211121710991212111214111112111010121410
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Summerstrand Beach (light winds from the WSW at Port Elizabeth Airport 7 km from Summerstrand Beach). 1.9m 9s swell from the SW with a 0.7m 10s swell from the E and a 0.4m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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13 km/h
WSW
Offshore
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