Sea weather in East London in South Africa All the beach weather in East London

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in East London in South Africa, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in East London over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in East London in South Africa this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in East London. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Monday 15 December 202568°F to 77°Frecommended
Tuesday 16 December 202570°F to 77°Frecommended
Wednesday 17 December 202567°F to 74°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 18 December 202565°F to 67°Frecommended
Friday 19 December 202563°F to 72°Frecommended
Saturday 20 December 202565°F to 74°Frecommended
Sunday 21 December 202570°F to 77°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in East London

Sea weather on Monday 15 December 2025

On Monday 15 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:54 and will set at 19:13 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 77°F t and a low of 68°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 18.6mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)25°C (77°F)23°C (73°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)
Perceived temperature20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity88%89%84%60%61%62%70%79%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover9%8%0%0%5%4%7%3%
Heat index20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)
Dew point18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (62°F)14°C (58°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (67°F)
Wind
Speed19km/h (12mph)17km/h (10mph)13km/h (8mph)5km/h (3mph)11km/h (7mph)12km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)
Gusts30km/h (19mph)28km/h (17mph)21km/h (13mph)6km/h (4mph)23km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)20km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)
Direction 34°
NNE
43°
NE
30°
NNE
146°
SSE
122°
ESE
83°
E
205°
SSW
225°
SW
Wind chill20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)25°C (77°F)23°C (73°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (5.8ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.6m (5.4ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.7ft)
Direction 192°
SSW
197°
SSW
197°
SSW
197°
SSW
196°
SSW
195°
SSW
195°
SSW
195°
SSW
Period12.4 sec.12.2 sec.12.0 sec.11.9 sec.11.9 sec.12.0 sec.11.9 sec.11.9 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 16 December 2025

On Tuesday 16 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:54 and will set at 19:14 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 77°F t and a low of 70°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.3in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 12.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.8mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)25°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)21°C (70°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0.2in0.1in0in
Humidity90%88%83%73%71%93%84%90%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1003 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1006 hPa
Cloud cover85%88%61%16%5%70%70%78%
Heat index25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)
Dew point21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)16°C (60°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed17km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)13km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)20km/h (13mph)14km/h (9mph)17km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts25km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)19km/h (12mph)17km/h (11mph)24km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)30km/h (19mph)35km/h (22mph)
Direction 236°
SW
237°
WSW
236°
SW
208°
SSW
143°
SE
235°
SW
354°
N
18°
NNE
Wind chill23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)25°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height1.7m (5.7ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.6m (5.4ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (5.1ft)1.5m (4.8ft)
Direction 195°
SSW
196°
SSW
196°
SSW
196°
SSW
197°
SSW
193°
SSW
193°
SSW
193°
SSW
Period11.9 sec.12.0 sec.12.1 sec.12.2 sec.12.3 sec.12.4 sec.12.5 sec.12.5 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 17 December 2025

On Wednesday 17 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:55 and will set at 19:15 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 67°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 23.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 30.5mph). Wave height will be up to 8.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity86%92%87%72%75%83%79%76%
Barometric pressure1005 hPa1005 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1015 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover30%73%100%52%52%100%100%100%
Heat index25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Dew point20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)
Wind
Speed10km/h (6mph)30km/h (19mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)38km/h (23mph)31km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)18km/h (11mph)
Gusts21km/h (13mph)44km/h (27mph)49km/h (30mph)42km/h (26mph)49km/h (30mph)43km/h (27mph)46km/h (29mph)27km/h (17mph)
Direction 254°
WSW
227°
SW
236°
WSW
240°
WSW
217°
SW
203°
SSW
204°
SSW
206°
SSW
Wind chill23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Waves
Height1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.8m (5.8ft)2.1m (7.1ft)2.3m (7.7ft)2.5m (8.1ft)2.4m (8.0ft)
Direction 193°
SSW
194°
SSW
194°
SSW
199°
SSW
220°
SW
218°
SW
213°
SSW
208°
SSW
Period12.5 sec.12.4 sec.12.3 sec.12.1 sec.8.2 sec.8.3 sec.8.4 sec.10.1 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 18 December 2025

On Thursday 18 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:55 and will set at 19:15 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 65°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 9.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.1mph). Wave height will be up to 7.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%79%78%78%76%79%77%79%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa
Cloud cover100%95%100%100%100%90%95%90%
Heat index19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (60°F)
Wind
Speed13km/h (8mph)7km/h (4mph)5km/h (3mph)3km/h (2mph)9km/h (5mph)15km/h (9mph)14km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)
Gusts20km/h (12mph)11km/h (7mph)7km/h (4mph)4km/h (2mph)12km/h (7mph)20km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)
Direction 184°
S
223°
SW
244°
WSW
192°
SSW
105°
ESE
69°
ENE
46°
NE
35°
NE
Wind chill19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Waves
Height2.4m (7.9ft)2.4m (7.8ft)2.2m (7.3ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.0m (6.6ft)1.9m (6.4ft)1.9m (6.1ft)1.8m (6.0ft)
Direction 201°
SSW
200°
SSW
200°
SSW
199°
SSW
197°
SSW
193°
SSW
189°
S
192°
SSW
Period10.9 sec.11.3 sec.11.3 sec.11.2 sec.11.1 sec.11.0 sec.10.8 sec.10.6 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.1m (0.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)

Sea weather on Friday 19 December 2025

On Friday 19 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:55 and will set at 19:16 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 63°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 9.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 16.2mph). Wave height will be up to 6.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%85%80%70%66%66%71%79%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover0%0%0%0%0%2%28%50%
Heat index18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)24°C (76°F)20°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)23°C (74°F)21°C (69°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (60°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)
Wind
Speed12km/h (7mph)9km/h (6mph)9km/h (5mph)13km/h (8mph)15km/h (10mph)14km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)9km/h (5mph)
Gusts20km/h (12mph)15km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)15km/h (9mph)26km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)21km/h (13mph)14km/h (9mph)
Direction 18°
NNE
318°
NW
278°
W
214°
SSW
184°
S
142°
SE
110°
ESE
172°
S
Wind chill18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (5.8ft)1.9m (6.1ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.9m (6.2ft)
Direction 187°
S
168°
SSE
168°
SSE
169°
SSE
168°
SSE
166°
SSE
165°
SSE
164°
SSE
Period10.6 sec.11.7 sec.11.6 sec.11.5 sec.11.4 sec.11.3 sec.11.2 sec.9.6 sec.
Significant height0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 20 December 2025

On Saturday 20 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:56 and will set at 19:16 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 65°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 15.5mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%83%80%73%71%74%77%81%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover2%0%12%36%45%76%92%87%
Heat index19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed5km/h (3mph)6km/h (4mph)8km/h (5mph)11km/h (7mph)17km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)18km/h (11mph)14km/h (9mph)
Gusts9km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)12km/h (7mph)13km/h (8mph)20km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)25km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)
Direction 335°
NNW
315°
NW
274°
W
188°
S
137°
SE
117°
ESE
88°
E
86°
E
Wind chill19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (5.9ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.7m (5.6ft)
Direction 163°
SSE
162°
SSE
162°
SSE
161°
SSE
162°
SSE
163°
SSE
172°
S
189°
S
Period8.1 sec.9.8 sec.7.7 sec.8.0 sec.8.2 sec.8.5 sec.9.9 sec.12.1 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.9m (3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 21 December 2025

On Sunday 21 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:56 and will set at 19:17 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 77°F t and a low of 70°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 21.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 28.6mph). Wave height will be up to 9.8ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)24°C (74°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)
Perceived temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity91%91%87%80%76%82%88%88%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover79%84%74%35%39%65%75%43%
Heat index23°C (74°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)
Dew point20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed9km/h (6mph)7km/h (4mph)7km/h (4mph)15km/h (9mph)27km/h (17mph)34km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)
Gusts14km/h (9mph)11km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)20km/h (13mph)35km/h (21mph)44km/h (27mph)46km/h (29mph)44km/h (27mph)
Direction 179°
S
233°
SW
59°
ENE
71°
ENE
79°
E
78°
ENE
71°
ENE
67°
ENE
Wind chill22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)24°C (74°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)
Waves
Height1.9m (6.2ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.5m (8.2ft)2.9m (9.5ft)3.0m (9.8ft)2.8m (9.2ft)2.6m (8.5ft)
Direction 191°
SSW
192°
SSW
190°
S
185°
S
185°
S
185°
S
188°
S
188°
S
Period12.2 sec.12.4 sec.13.7 sec.16.4 sec.16.1 sec.15.5 sec.14.8 sec.14.0 sec.
Significant height1.4m (4.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)

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