Yellow sands Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 SAST
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Yellow sands Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yellow sands Point sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Yellow sands Point today?

The current surf forecast for Yellow sands Point at 4PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (15 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
NE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)2077810111245677777777777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37373634560387810984499215378525587569259186151143313178199147135119
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
0
W
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
SSE
15
S
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:30-------6:30
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:43-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---12111----------3-----
Temp. °C242322201919191924262423222223243032222426252219
Feels °C (?)211920202121202023242222212423243033232524242113
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