Secret Beach
Eastern Cape · South Africa
Rating right now
An open NE-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters near Eastern Cape, Secret Beach works on N–E groundswell; S–W winds offshore, with conditions most reliable october–april.
Today's surf at Secret Beach
Updated 04:09 spot time
Secret Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 2.0 m–2.5 m double overhead+, 1.5 m SSE swell at 9.45 s. Wind up to 35 km/h NE. Water 21°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — good (4/5) with 24 km/h NE wind.
Snapshot refreshed hourly — the live hourly forecast below updates in real time.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~22°C (71.6°F) on average
Jan
25.1°C
77.2°F · 23.1–27.7°C
Feb
25.9°C
78.6°F · 23.9–27.9°C
Mar
25.7°C
78.3°F · 23.7–28.3°C
Apr
24.9°C
76.8°F · 21.8–26.5°C
May
23.9°C
75°F · 21.9–26.1°C
Jun
22.7°C
72.9°F · 20.7–24.1°C
Jul
21.9°C
71.4°F · 20.6–23.1°C
Aug
21.4°C
70.5°F · 20.1–22.6°C
Sep
21.6°C
70.9°F · 20.1–23.3°C
Oct
22°C
71.6°F · 20.5–24°C
Nov
23.1°C
73.6°F · 21.3–24.5°C
Dec
24.1°C
75.4°F · 22.3–25.6°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
N–E
Best wind
S–W
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.
Nearby spots
Second beach
Eastern Cape · South Africa
Paradise Naturist Beach
Eastern Cape · South Africa
Margate Beach
KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa
Shaka's Rock
KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa
Crayfish
KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa
Granny's Pool
KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa
More beaches in Eastern Cape →see all spots in Eastern Cape, South Africa
New to reading forecasts?
Two short guides that make the numbers above make sense.