Orient Beach
East London · South Africa
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Orient Beach is a sand beach on the South Africa coast facing SE-facing toward open water — 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 Orient Beach
Updated 12:27 spot time
Orient Beach surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 1.5 m–2.5 m double overhead+, 1.0 m S swell at 10.35 s. Wind up to 36 km/h SW. Water 16°C. Best surf window around 11:00 — fun (3/5) with 25 km/h SW wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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