Eastern Cape South Surf

Detailed Eastern Cape South surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Eastern Cape South. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Eastern Cape South. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Eastern Cape South over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Eastern Cape South and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Eastern Cape South Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Eastern Cape South Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Eastern Cape South coastline are also listed below.

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Eastern Cape South Wavefinder

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	Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Fri
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape South	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	5	5	4	4	0	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.2 S	1.9 S	1.5 S	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 S	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	0.8 SW	1.4 S	1.8 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSE	3.5 SSE	2.5 SE	2.4 SE	1.8 SE	1.5 ESE
Period(s)	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	13	14	13	12	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	8	8
Energy	3954	3244	2201	1592	905	1205	789	531	693	776	883	812	231	468	911	1683	1702	4230	1588	1305	781	558
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		2:41PM 1.54	2:55AM 1.99		3:22PM 1.84	3:38AM 1.79		4:06PM 1.56	4:20AM 1.75		4:48PM 1.58		5:05AM 1.60	5:35PM 1.78		5:52AM 1.52	6:26PM 1.46		6:43AM 1.36	7:27PM 1.36		7:46AM 1.22
Low Tide / height (m)	8:36AM 0.06		8:40PM 0.33	9:16AM -0.00		9:24PM 0.06	9:56AM -0.01		10:06PM 0.08	10:38AM 0.02		10:52PM 0.12	11:21AM 0.09		11:41PM 0.23	12:08PM 0.20		12:25AM 0.56	1:00PM 0.31		1:35AM 0.47	1:56PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	19	2	4	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	17	18	18	17	22	27	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	15
Low °C	16	17	16	16	18	15	17	24	16	16	18	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	14
Chill °C (?)	19	19	17	18	17	16	22	27	19	19	19	18	17	15	15	16	15	16	17	17	17	14
Sunrise	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:07
Sunset	-	5:27	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:21	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.2 S	1.9 S	1.5 S	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 S	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	0.8 SW	1.4 S	1.8 S	0.9 WSW	0.9 SW	3.0 SSE	2.5 SE	2.4 SE	1.8 SE	1.5 ESE
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	13	14	13	12	9	9	13	12	10	10	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	2.0 WSW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	1.3 S	1.1 E	0.8 SW	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.5 SSE	0.9 WSW	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	16	11	11	11	13	12	7	11	12	12	12	7	7	13	13	7	10	18	16	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.8 E	1.4 E	-	1.0 E	-	0.6 W	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 W	3.0 S	3.0 SSE	3.5 SSE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	6	-	6	-	4	-	-	-	4	5	9	9	10	-	-	-	-

	Thu	Friday 15								Saturday 16								Sunday 17
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape South	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	2	0	0	1	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.1 SW	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
Energy	2173	3396	5302	5027	3954	4503	3244	3668	3229	2201	2068	3091	1592	1467	905	852	872	1205	1227	1030	789	845
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			2:12AM 1.71				2:41PM 1.54				2:55AM 1.99				3:22PM 1.84				3:37AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)					8:36AM 0.06				8:41PM 0.10				9:16AM -0.00				9:23PM 0.06				9:56AM -0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	16	15	16	19	19	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	18	17	17	15	17	17	22	26
Chill °C (?)	15	16	15	15	19	19	16	16	16	16	16	15	18	19	17	16	16	14	17	17	22	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.1 SW	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 S	2.1 SW	2.1 WSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	2.0 WSW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 S	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 E	1.0 S
Period (s)	14	11	12	16	16	16	11	11	11	11	11	13	11	11	13	14	11	12	11	11	7	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 E	0.8 E	1.0 E	1.4 ENE	1.4 E	1.4 E	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	4	4	5	6	6	-	-	-

	Thursday 14			Friday 15
	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Summerstrand Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	2	0	0	1	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S
Period(s)	12	11	11	11	15	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	2284	2138	2173	2376	2256	3396	3396	5717	5302	5925	4771	5027	4959	5218	3954	5360	4467	4503	3071	3244	3244	3810
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							2:14AM 1.72												2:41PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)													8:34AM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	16	16	17	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17
Chill °C (?)	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	14	15	16	16	19	19	19	19	17	17	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.1 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	15	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.2 S	0.9 S	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 S	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	14	11	11	15	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	-	-	-	-