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
Friday 5 December 202565°F to 77°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 6 December 202567°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 7 December 202567°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Monday 8 December 202567°F to 76°Frecommended
Tuesday 9 December 202567°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 10 December 202565°F to 68°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 11 December 202565°F to 76°Fnot recommended

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

Sea weather on Friday 5 December 2025

On Friday 5 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:52 and will set at 19:06 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 77°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 24.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 28.6mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)24°C (75°F)22°C (71°F)24°C (75°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)25°C (78°F)22°C (71°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity84%86%71%61%77%76%76%72%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover3%0%10%22%0%70%79%9%
Heat index20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)25°C (78°F)24°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (19mph)18km/h (11mph)12km/h (7mph)30km/h (19mph)40km/h (25mph)35km/h (22mph)22km/h (14mph)20km/h (13mph)
Gusts45km/h (28mph)32km/h (20mph)19km/h (12mph)38km/h (24mph)46km/h (29mph)43km/h (27mph)33km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)
Direction 38°
NE
32°
NNE
256°
WSW
220°
SW
216°
SW
214°
SSW
202°
SSW
216°
SW
Wind chill20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)24°C (75°F)22°C (71°F)24°C (75°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (6.0ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (5.1ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)
Direction 180°
S
179°
S
179°
S
178°
S
178°
S
181°
S
180°
S
180°
S
Period10.6 sec.10.5 sec.10.4 sec.10.3 sec.6.6 sec.6.9 sec.9.8 sec.7.3 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.2m (0.7ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 6 December 2025

On Saturday 6 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:52 and will set at 19:07 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°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 15.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.8mph). Wave height will be up to 4.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (76°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%85%86%71%70%78%72%70%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1017 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover55%86%51%54%80%100%100%68%
Heat index21°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)
Dew point17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (59°F)14°C (57°F)
Wind
Speed18km/h (11mph)18km/h (11mph)18km/h (11mph)20km/h (13mph)25km/h (15mph)25km/h (16mph)17km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)
Gusts27km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)25km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)30km/h (19mph)35km/h (22mph)26km/h (16mph)22km/h (13mph)
Direction 246°
WSW
257°
WSW
259°
WSW
226°
SW
196°
SSW
195°
SSW
198°
SSW
190°
S
Wind chill21°C (69°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)
Waves
Height1.4m (4.8ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.3m (4.1ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.3m (4.1ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.4m (4.7ft)
Direction 179°
S
178°
S
178°
S
179°
S
180°
S
183°
S
188°
S
192°
SSW
Period9.6 sec.9.5 sec.9.4 sec.9.3 sec.9.2 sec.9.3 sec.9.0 sec.6.1 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 7 December 2025

On Sunday 7 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:52 and will set at 19:08 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°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 20.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.8mph). Wave height will be up to 4.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)
Perceived temperature20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity64%67%66%67%70%71%77%82%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover42%66%77%100%89%88%72%82%
Heat index20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)
Dew point13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)
Wind
Speed7km/h (4mph)3km/h (2mph)3km/h (2mph)14km/h (9mph)24km/h (15mph)31km/h (19mph)33km/h (21mph)27km/h (17mph)
Gusts10km/h (6mph)4km/h (2mph)4km/h (3mph)18km/h (11mph)31km/h (19mph)40km/h (25mph)48km/h (30mph)39km/h (24mph)
Direction 196°
SSW
300°
WNW
91°
E
63°
ENE
58°
ENE
69°
ENE
61°
ENE
51°
NE
Wind chill20°C (68°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)
Waves
Height1.3m (4.4ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.2m (4.0ft)1.1m (3.8ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.4m (4.7ft)
Direction 194°
SSW
196°
SSW
197°
SSW
199°
SSW
195°
SSW
196°
SSW
189°
S
188°
S
Period9.2 sec.9.1 sec.9.0 sec.8.8 sec.8.7 sec.8.6 sec.12.7 sec.12.5 sec.
Significant height0.1m (0.3ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Monday 8 December 2025

On Monday 8 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:52 and will set at 19:08 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 76°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 11.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 17.4mph). Wave height will be up to 4.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)
Perceived temperature20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity88%86%82%74%74%77%80%91%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover64%5%29%68%26%53%79%38%
Heat index20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)
Dew point18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)
Wind
Speed17km/h (11mph)10km/h (6mph)3km/h (2mph)8km/h (5mph)15km/h (9mph)18km/h (11mph)13km/h (8mph)2km/h (1mph)
Gusts28km/h (18mph)17km/h (10mph)5km/h (3mph)10km/h (6mph)18km/h (11mph)22km/h (14mph)20km/h (13mph)3km/h (2mph)
Direction 31°
NNE
38°
NE
353°
N
155°
SSE
151°
SSE
103°
ESE
84°
E
102°
ESE
Wind chill20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.8ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.2m (4.1ft)
Direction 188°
S
192°
SSW
193°
SSW
193°
SSW
194°
SSW
194°
SSW
195°
SSW
199°
SSW
Period12.3 sec.12.0 sec.11.9 sec.11.8 sec.11.7 sec.11.6 sec.11.5 sec.11.4 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.1m (0.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 9 December 2025

On Tuesday 9 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:52 and will set at 19:09 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 67°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.1in 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 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 20.5mph). Wave height will be up to 4.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)
Perceived temperature22°C (71°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity91%92%95%94%89%82%80%80%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover52%91%100%100%100%100%78%25%
Heat index24°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)
Dew point20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Wind
Speed5km/h (3mph)4km/h (2mph)7km/h (4mph)24km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)22km/h (14mph)19km/h (12mph)18km/h (11mph)
Gusts9km/h (5mph)5km/h (3mph)10km/h (6mph)33km/h (20mph)30km/h (19mph)32km/h (20mph)30km/h (18mph)31km/h (19mph)
Direction 308°
NW
228°
SW
157°
SSE
185°
S
196°
SSW
199°
SSW
217°
SW
245°
WSW
Wind chill22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.4ft)1.0m (3.4ft)1.1m (3.5ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Direction 199°
SSW
199°
SSW
199°
SSW
198°
SSW
198°
SSW
198°
SSW
199°
SSW
201°
SSW
Period11.4 sec.11.6 sec.11.8 sec.11.9 sec.10.4 sec.8.7 sec.9.6 sec.5.3 sec.
Significant height0.2m (0.7ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 10 December 2025

On Wednesday 10 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:53 and will set at 19:10 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°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 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 6.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%76%82%84%82%78%77%78%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover22%62%82%100%100%100%100%100%
Heat index19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)23km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)14km/h (9mph)17km/h (11mph)18km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)20km/h (13mph)
Gusts36km/h (22mph)38km/h (23mph)30km/h (19mph)21km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)28km/h (17mph)29km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)
Direction 255°
WSW
249°
WSW
220°
SW
164°
SSE
131°
SE
111°
ESE
92°
E
75°
ENE
Wind chill19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)
Waves
Height1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.1m (6.9ft)
Direction 202°
SSW
202°
SSW
200°
SSW
197°
SSW
194°
SSW
190°
S
185°
S
184°
S
Period7.2 sec.11.0 sec.11.0 sec.11.2 sec.11.3 sec.11.9 sec.13.9 sec.14.1 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 11 December 2025

On Thursday 11 December 2025, the sun will rise at 04:53 and will set at 19:11 on the beach(es) of East London. The outside temperature will be a high of 76°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! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 31.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 39.2mph). Wave height will be up to 8.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)22°C (71°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%83%83%74%72%76%79%82%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1016 hPa1014 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover100%92%80%76%50%39%50%52%
Heat index19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)22km/h (14mph)25km/h (16mph)34km/h (21mph)44km/h (27mph)51km/h (32mph)49km/h (30mph)46km/h (29mph)
Gusts30km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)34km/h (21mph)42km/h (26mph)52km/h (32mph)63km/h (39mph)62km/h (38mph)51km/h (32mph)
Direction 57°
ENE
49°
NE
44°
NE
45°
NE
61°
ENE
63°
ENE
54°
NE
48°
NE
Wind chill19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)22°C (71°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height2.1m (6.9ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.6m (8.5ft)2.5m (8.2ft)2.2m (7.2ft)
Direction 186°
S
187°
S
189°
S
155°
SSE
86°
E
80°
E
82°
E
79°
E
Period13.6 sec.13.0 sec.12.1 sec.11.5 sec.11.0 sec.10.8 sec.9.9 sec.8.3 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)2.2m (7.2ft)1.8m (5.9ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)

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