Main Beach
Eastern Cape · South Africa
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Main Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near Eastern Cape — it picks up E–S swell and turns cleanest in a W–N wind, with the most consistent surf through october–april.
Today's surf at Main Beach
Updated 05:41 spot time
Main Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 1.5 m–2.0 m double overhead+, 1.5 m ESE swell at 7.1 s. Wind up to 22 km/h NNW. Water 16°C. Best surf window around 17:00 — good (3.5/5) with 18 km/h ENE wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~17.6°C (63.7°F) on average
Jan
20.7°C
69.3°F · 17.8–23.6°C
Feb
20.5°C
68.9°F · 18.2–23.2°C
Mar
20.2°C
68.4°F · 18.3–22.4°C
Apr
18.7°C
65.7°F · 16.8–20.2°C
May
18.7°C
65.7°F · 16.3–21.8°C
Jun
18°C
64.4°F · 15.7–19.8°C
Jul
17.5°C
63.5°F · 16.2–19.5°C
Aug
17.2°C
63°F · 15.6–18.5°C
Sep
17.5°C
63.5°F · 15.8–19.5°C
Oct
17.6°C
63.7°F · 15.4–19.5°C
Nov
18.4°C
65.1°F · 15.5–20.4°C
Dec
19.7°C
67.5°F · 17.1–22.2°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–S
Best wind
W–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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