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Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) Surf Report
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SURF RATING
FAIR
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: overhead waves on moderate-period swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.
WAVE
2.6 m
SWELL
2.2m @ 9s
WIND
20 km/h Onshore
WATER
16.5°C
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: overhead waves on moderate-period swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.
Swell: 2.2 m @ 9 s (SSW)
Wave height: 2.6 m
Wind: 20 km/h SE Onshore
Sea temp: 16.5 °C · Wetsuit: 4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
Best window today: 18:00–20:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
21% 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
- Mid-period SSW swell at 9s is hitting at an angle
- 19 km/h onshore wind is adding chop
- Not fully aligned today — pick your moment on the timeline above.
🏄 When to paddle out today
🏄 Reading today’s surf…
■ epic ■ clean ■ fun ■ marginal ■ flat ■ dawn/dusk · tap an hour
🎒 Pack for this session
🏄 Board
Bigger shortboard
🤿 Wetsuit
4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen
🧢 Bring
Boots & hood
⚠️ Onshore chop
🌅Dawn window:Best quality, coolest — usually the quietest crowd
Crowd estimate is a comfort/timing proxy from conditions & day of week — not a live crowd count.
Swell & wind
■ swell in ■ wind (green=offshore/good) offshore zone
Spot match
5-day wave & wind forecast
■ wave height (m) ── wind (km/h, right)
7-Day Surf Forecast
| Day | Rating | Wave | Period | Swell | Midday wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 3 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.6 m | 9 s | SW | 28 km/h Onshore |
| Fri 4 Sep | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3.6 m | 8 s | SSE | 24 km/h Onshore |
| Sat 5 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.3 m | 8 s | SSW | 20 km/h Onshore |
| Sun 6 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.9 m | 10 s | SSW | 28 km/h Onshore |
| Mon 7 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 3.7 m | 11 s | SSW | 24 km/h Cross |
| Tue 8 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 2.3 m | 7 s | E | 4 km/h Onshore |
| Wed 9 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 1.4 m | 9 s | SW | 10 km/h Cross |
Daily peak wave height, mean swell period & direction, midday wind. Rating is our surf-quality score.
🌊 Today's tide (nearest station)
☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day
Sunrise 06:31 · Sunset 18:01 · Peak UV 0
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 30 sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:13 SAST.
Aerial map — 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.