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Yellow sands Point Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Yellow sands Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Yellow sands Point today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Yellow sands Point at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Yellow sands Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | |
581 | 118 | 90 | 82 | 69 | 67 | 51 | 95 | 156 | 173 | 136 | 157 | 128 | 75 | 133 | 126 | 121 | 103 | 164 | 201 | 77 | 103 | 69 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.38m | 3:27AM1.48m | 3:52PM1.40m | 3:59AM1.48m | 4:24PM1.40m | 4:31AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.29m | 9:41AM0.20m | 9:49PM0.28m | 10:12AM0.20m | 10:21PM0.29m | 10:44AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
 kJ | 581 | 509 | 501 | 382 | 353 | 341 | 297 | 358 | 450 | 406 | 424 | 107 | 88 | 75 | 70 | 172 | 141 | 172 | 101 | 114 | 273 | 103 | 69 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | SW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 96 | 118 | 90 | 82 | 69 | 67 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 316 | 311 | 210 | 175 | 126 | 121 | 82 | 234 | 277 | 77 | 147 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 32 | 25 | 133 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 29 | 127 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | W 2 | SW 12 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 51 | 95 | 156 | 173 | 136 | 157 | 128 | — | — | 75 | 93 | 103 | 164 | 201 | — | 1 | 855 | 439 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 278 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 271 | 271 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 432 |
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