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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	Mon		Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape South	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	4	4	1	3	4	4	4	5	5	7	6	5	5	4	4	0	4	4	3	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	12
Energy	2363	2279	511	1142	1261	1485	2126	4375	4026	6068	5550	4336	3573	2574	1657	563	1036	1273	748	1038	948	1028
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:16AM 1.35	12:41PM 1.40		1:03AM 1.40	1:33PM 1.26		1:42AM 1.45		2:11PM 1.32	2:18AM 1.48		2:44PM 1.38	2:51AM 1.50		3:16PM 1.63	3:24AM 1.51		3:48PM 1.44	3:57AM 1.51		4:22PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)	5:51PM 0.50		6:51AM 0.64	6:43PM 0.46		7:30AM 0.37	7:27PM 0.42		8:05AM 0.31		8:06PM 0.37	8:37AM 0.26		8:43PM 0.32	9:09AM 0.22		9:16PM 0.30	9:39AM 0.21		9:48PM 0.30	10:11AM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	22	18	18	15	18	20	16	18	19	16	17	18	18	18	20	20	22	26	22	26	29
Low °C	20	18	17	17	15	15	18	15	16	17	16	15	18	18	17	20	17	18	24	20	20	27
Chill °C (?)	21	22	17	17	15	18	20	16	18	19	16	17	18	18	18	20	20	22	26	22	26	29
Sunrise	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-
Sunset	5:19	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:19
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.8 E	0.6 E	0.4 E	0.7 SW	0.2 E	1.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	1.0 SSE	0.9 SE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE	-	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.1 E	0.8 E	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	10	6	7	7	16	9	18	-	-	-	-	7	6	6	6	6	-	7	7	7	7	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 E	-	1.2 WSW	1.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 E	1.5 E	-	-	0.7 NNW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	3	-	5	7	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	-	-	4	3

	Monday 25					Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thu
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape South	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s)	13	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	13	13	13	18	17	17
Energy	1515	1912	2363	2616	2825	2279	1336	1696	511	1369	1142	921	1184	1261	1267	1689	1485	1422	2126	2828	4257	4375
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State	-	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
High Tide / height (m)		11:51AM 1.12				12:16AM 1.35				12:48PM 1.19				1:03AM 1.40				1:31PM 1.26				1:42AM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)				5:51PM 0.50				6:48AM 0.44				6:43PM 0.46				7:30AM 0.37				7:27PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	24	20	20	21	20	20	16	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	15	18	20	18	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	19	24	20	20	21	20	20	15	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	18	20	18	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	13	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	17	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.7 E	0.8 E	1.1 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 SE	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	1.0 SSW	1.6 SW	0.3 ESE	-
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	16	15	12	9	7	18	18	10	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 ENE	0.5 E	1.0 E	1.0 ENE	-	-	1.0 W	1.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	3	4	5	-	-	4	5	6	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 25															Tuesday 26
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape South	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14
Energy	1191	1359	1515	1554	1791	1912	1946	2148	2363	2395	2581	2616	2707	2816	2825	2585	2514	2279	2214	2065	1336	1165
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)				11:49AM 1.13													12:16AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)										5:51PM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	19	19	23	24	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	20	20
Chill °C (?)	17	18	19	19	23	24	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	20	20
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	1.1 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	1.0 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	10	-	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-