Surf Forecast Surf Report

Barbel Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 28 Apr 2025 SAST
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Barbel Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barbel Point sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Barbel Point today?

The current surf forecast for Barbel Point at 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.7
E
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSE
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.7
E
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1381212121211111511119161615141313121515151414131312121212111212111110101010107888881111111111111111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)22736516416112310471704869454526966107138140170120489730791691530394290703579579967128717631880159513501176100113089106254535735455085454272015216011851107924850771503431451292240187139
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
ENE
20
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
40
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
ononoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09PM
1.65
4:25AM
1.80
4:47PM
1.61
5:03AM
1.69
5:26PM
1.52
5:42AM
1.53
6:08PM
1.41
6:24AM
1.36
6:56PM
1.27
7:13AM
1.18
8:05PM
1.14
8:28AM
1.03
9:58PM
1.08
10:37AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
-0.08
10:09PM
-0.03
10:39AM
-0.03
10:48PM
0.04
11:16AM
0.06
11:28PM
0.15
11:55AM
0.19
12:12AM
0.31
12:37PM
0.34
1:02AM
0.48
1:30PM
0.48
2:17AM
0.63
2:53PM
0.59
4:31AM
0.69
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset----5:30-------5:29-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)1718232423222220202125242323222220202325221515121213171818139987101175554334576668912141513111091721
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