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Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) Surf Report

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SURF RATING
FAIR
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: chest-to-head-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
WAVE
2.0 m
SWELL
1.8m @ 7s
WIND
16 km/h Cross-shore
WATER
16.3°C

★★★☆☆

Fair — worth a paddle: chest-to-head-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, with a little cross-shore texture.

Swell: 1.8 m @ 7 s (SW)

Wave height: 2.0 m

Wind: 16 km/h WSW Cross-shore

Sea temp: 16.3 °C · Wetsuit: 4/3 mm wetsuit + booties

Best window today: 18:00–20:00 (lightest wind)

🧬 Break DNA
12% match
Today: off its ideal window today
🌊 Wave type
Beach & point
🧭 Best swell
SE groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
NW offshore
🏄 Board
Shortboard
📈 Skill
Intermediate–advanced
Ideal wind & swell are derived from the way this coast faces; break type is local knowledge. Match blends today’s swell angle, wind & period.

🌊 Why it’s reading like this right now

Cross-shore windwave direction
  • Short, wind-driven SW swell at 7s is hitting at an angle
  • 15 km/h cross-shore wind gives some texture
  • Not fully aligned today — pick your moment on the timeline above.
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🏄 When to paddle out today

🏄 Reading today’s surf…
00:00 — Clean (★★★★) · 1.7m chest-head · 11km/h Offshore01:00 — Clean (★★★★) · 1.7m chest-head · 15km/h Offshore02:00 — Clean (★★★★) · 1.7m chest-head · 4km/h Offshore03:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.7m chest-head · 5km/h Cross04:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 8km/h Cross05:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 12km/h Cross06:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 14km/h Cross07:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 15km/h Cross08:00 — Fun (★★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 16km/h Cross09:00 — Fun (★★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 18km/h Cross10:00 — Fun (★★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 19km/h Cross11:00 — Fun (★★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 18km/h Cross12:00 — Fun (★★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 16km/h Cross13:00 — Fun (★★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 14km/h Cross14:00 — Fun (★★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 14km/h Cross15:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 13km/h Cross16:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 12km/h Cross17:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 9km/h Cross18:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 7km/h Onshore19:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 4km/h Cross20:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 3km/h Onshore21:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.8m chest-head · 4km/h Onshore22:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.7m chest-head · 7km/h Cross23:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.7m chest-head · 7km/h Crossnow00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
■ epic   ■ clean   ■ fun   ■ marginal   ■ flat   ■ dawn/dusk · tap an hour

🎒 Pack for this session

🏄 Board
Shortboard
🤿 Wetsuit
4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen
🧢 Bring
Boots & hood
☀️Midday:Warmer but often windier; moderate crowd
Crowd estimate is a comfort/timing proxy from conditions & day of week — not a live crowd count.
Swell & wind
NESW
■ swell in   ■ wind (green=offshore/good)   offshore zone
Spot match
Swell anglePeriodSizeWindSea state
5-day wave & wind forecast
WedThuFriSatSun0.0m1.4m2.8m01835now
■ wave height (m)   ── wind (km/h, right)

7-Day Surf Forecast

DayRatingWavePeriodSwellMidday wind
Tue 13 Oct ★★★☆☆ 2.0 m 7 s SW 16 km/h Cross
Wed 14 Oct ★★★★☆ 1.8 m 8 s SW 15 km/h Cross
Thu 15 Oct ★★★☆☆ 2.8 m 9 s SW 11 km/h Onshore
Fri 16 Oct ★★★★☆ 2.5 m 9 s SW 10 km/h Cross
Sat 17 Oct ★★★★☆ 2.2 m 8 s SW 19 km/h Cross
Sun 18 Oct ★★★☆☆ 2.6 m 9 s SW 15 km/h Onshore
Mon 19 Oct ★★★★☆ 2.2 m 9 s SW 17 km/h Cross

Daily peak wave height, mean swell period & direction, midday wind. Rating is our surf-quality score.

🌊 Today's tide (nearest station)

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00H 04:40L 10:35H 16:51L 22:58now

☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day

Sunrise 05:37 · Sunset 18:30 · Peak UV 5

Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.

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Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:13 SAST.

Aerial map — Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

Crayonised aerial map of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Kings Beach
Peak

Hand-styled from NGI 0.25 m national aerial. Markers show the peak, channel & hazards — indicative local knowledge, not live conditions or navigation advice; tides, banks, rips & hazards change, so use your own eyes on the day.

About Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) — Surf Local Knowledge

Port Elizabeth, now Gqeberha, wraps around Algoa Bay and is the largest city on this stretch of the Eastern Cape coast. The curve of the bay gives it a run of beaches from the sheltered corner at King's Beach and Hobie Beach through Pollok Beach and out to the more exposed reefs and points beyond Summerstrand, so there is nearly always somewhere working in a given wind.

The city offers a real mix: gentle, forgiving beach breaks in the protected bay corner that suit beginners and longboarders, and punchier reef and point setups further out for stronger surfers. South to south-west groundswells feed the coast, offshore winds tend to come from the west through north-west, and winter is the most consistent season. Crowds gather at the popular in-town beaches; further out expect rocks, rips and the usual open-ocean shark awareness. Jeffreys Bay lies a short drive to the west for world-class points.

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