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Summerstrand Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 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
21.3° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 4PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (06 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
1
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!
!
!
!
!
!
3
2
1
1
1
0
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.7
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)16157101112121212141413131312121212121212101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)392130662313001377203627813214572243383948298624901977149312726694883613713304186761090
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
1.82
6:16AM
1.89
6:25PM
1.72
6:56AM
1.81
7:04PM
1.61
7:38AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.44
11:50PM
0.36
12:19PM
0.52
12:26AM
0.44
12:59PM
0.62
1:01AM
0.54
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-------5:13-------5:13-------5:15
Sunset--7:31-------7:31-------7:31-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323222221202021212020191817192223232120202021
Feels °C (?)191816161615141415161719181715172122221918191817
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