Sea weather in The Wild Coast in South Africa All the beach weather in The Wild Coast

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in The Wild Coast 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 The Wild Coast over the next 7 days?

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

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Thursday 15 January 202674°F to 79°Fnot recommended
Friday 16 January 202674°F to 77°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 17 January 202672°F to 77°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 18 January 202670°F to 77°Fnot recommended
Monday 19 January 202668°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 20 January 202670°F to 74°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 21 January 202670°F to 72°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in The Wild Coast

Sea weather on Thursday 15 January 2026

On Thursday 15 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:10 and will set at 19:06 on the beach(es) of The Wild Coast. The outside temperature will be a high of 79°F t and a low of 74°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 30.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 39.8mph). Wave height will be up to 11.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)
Perceived temperature27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%83%81%80%82%78%76%75%
Barometric pressure1002 hPa1004 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover0%0%95%100%92%97%66%60%
Heat index27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)
Dew point21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed37km/h (23mph)9km/h (6mph)39km/h (24mph)46km/h (29mph)49km/h (30mph)47km/h (29mph)44km/h (27mph)41km/h (26mph)
Gusts40km/h (25mph)14km/h (9mph)55km/h (34mph)61km/h (38mph)64km/h (39mph)64km/h (40mph)47km/h (29mph)57km/h (35mph)
Direction 29°
NNE
280°
W
227°
SW
232°
SW
222°
SW
209°
SSW
208°
SSW
209°
SSW
Wind chill25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)
Waves
Height2.8m (9.1ft)2.5m (8.2ft)2.1m (7.0ft)2.4m (7.8ft)3.0m (9.9ft)3.2m (10.6ft)3.4m (11.1ft)3.1m (10.3ft)
Direction 65°
ENE
65°
ENE
68°
ENE
70°
ENE
219°
SW
202°
SSW
199°
SSW
195°
SSW
Period11.6 sec.11.4 sec.8.4 sec.8.5 sec.8.5 sec.8.5 sec.8.6 sec.8.9 sec.
Significant height1.8m (5.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.4m (7.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Friday 16 January 2026

On Friday 16 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:11 and will set at 19:06 on the beach(es) of The Wild Coast. The outside temperature will be a high of 77°F t and a low of 74°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 23mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.1mph). Wave height will be up to 9.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%79%77%72%72%74%82%87%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover59%76%88%26%47%54%78%100%
Heat index25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (78°F)
Dew point19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)
Wind
Speed37km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)28km/h (17mph)30km/h (18mph)34km/h (21mph)28km/h (17mph)25km/h (15mph)18km/h (11mph)
Gusts50km/h (31mph)45km/h (28mph)39km/h (24mph)37km/h (23mph)47km/h (29mph)38km/h (24mph)37km/h (23mph)27km/h (17mph)
Direction 207°
SSW
215°
SW
214°
SW
211°
SSW
196°
SSW
198°
SSW
194°
SSW
208°
SSW
Wind chill23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)
Waves
Height2.9m (9.4ft)2.6m (8.6ft)2.5m (8.3ft)2.5m (8.4ft)2.6m (8.6ft)2.6m (8.4ft)2.4m (8.0ft)2.3m (7.4ft)
Direction 190°
S
187°
S
185°
S
185°
S
186°
S
191°
S
185°
S
180°
S
Period9.4 sec.9.5 sec.13.4 sec.12.8 sec.12.0 sec.9.2 sec.10.1 sec.9.7 sec.
Significant height1.7m (5.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 17 January 2026

On Saturday 17 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:12 and will set at 19:06 on the beach(es) of The Wild Coast. The outside temperature will be a high of 77°F t and a low of 72°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 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 22.4mph). Wave height will be up to 6.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity88%87%86%77%82%80%84%90%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa1007 hPa1007 hPa
Cloud cover100%72%78%66%17%41%79%20%
Heat index25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)
Dew point21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed20km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)19km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)8km/h (5mph)3km/h (2mph)14km/h (9mph)
Gusts29km/h (18mph)36km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)24km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)10km/h (6mph)5km/h (3mph)22km/h (13mph)
Direction 233°
SW
227°
SW
233°
SW
226°
SW
193°
SSW
164°
SSE
347°
NNW
47°
NE
Wind chill23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)
Waves
Height2.1m (7.0ft)2.0m (6.6ft)1.9m (6.4ft)1.9m (6.1ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.6m (5.3ft)
Direction 175°
S
166°
SSE
161°
SSE
157°
SSE
153°
SSE
148°
SSE
158°
SSE
147°
SSE
Period9.5 sec.9.2 sec.9.0 sec.8.8 sec.8.8 sec.8.5 sec.8.4 sec.8.3 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 18 January 2026

On Sunday 18 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:13 and will set at 19:06 on the beach(es) of The Wild Coast. 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! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 28.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 38.5mph). Wave height will be up to 9.8ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)
Perceived temperature27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity89%88%88%85%84%85%81%83%
Barometric pressure1006 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1012 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover41%99%68%85%100%100%100%100%
Heat index27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)
Wind
Speed11km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)20km/h (12mph)40km/h (25mph)46km/h (29mph)45km/h (28mph)46km/h (29mph)36km/h (23mph)
Gusts16km/h (10mph)15km/h (9mph)29km/h (18mph)49km/h (30mph)60km/h (37mph)62km/h (39mph)52km/h (33mph)51km/h (32mph)
Direction 41°
NE
263°
W
226°
SW
222°
SW
217°
SW
213°
SSW
211°
SSW
222°
SW
Wind chill24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (5.1ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.8ft)2.0m (6.7ft)2.7m (8.8ft)2.8m (9.3ft)3.0m (9.8ft)2.9m (9.6ft)
Direction 134°
SE
131°
SE
126°
SE
121°
ESE
205°
SSW
202°
SSW
198°
SSW
198°
SSW
Period8.2 sec.7.9 sec.10.0 sec.10.0 sec.9.9 sec.9.9 sec.9.8 sec.9.8 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.4m (7.9ft)2.2m (7.2ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.8m (5.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)

Sea weather on Monday 19 January 2026

On Monday 19 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:14 and will set at 19:05 on the beach(es) of The Wild Coast. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°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 21.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.2mph). Wave height will be up to 8.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (76°F)22°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%69%68%68%73%66%61%63%
Barometric pressure1016 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa
Cloud cover100%67%60%78%100%100%100%100%
Heat index21°C (70°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point18°C (64°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (59°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (58°F)
Wind
Speed31km/h (19mph)35km/h (22mph)31km/h (19mph)25km/h (15mph)19km/h (12mph)13km/h (8mph)12km/h (8mph)8km/h (5mph)
Gusts43km/h (27mph)47km/h (29mph)42km/h (26mph)30km/h (19mph)25km/h (16mph)19km/h (12mph)18km/h (11mph)12km/h (8mph)
Direction 227°
SW
231°
SW
229°
SW
208°
SSW
183°
S
154°
SSE
117°
ESE
83°
E
Wind chill21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)
Waves
Height2.7m (9.0ft)2.0m (6.7ft)2.0m (6.6ft)1.9m (6.3ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)
Direction 197°
SSW
114°
ESE
123°
ESE
128°
SE
126°
SE
123°
ESE
129°
SE
128°
SE
Period9.8 sec.8.4 sec.8.7 sec.10.2 sec.11.0 sec.12.3 sec.11.9 sec.10.2 sec.
Significant height1.6m (5.2ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 20 January 2026

On Tuesday 20 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:14 and will set at 19:05 on the beach(es) of The Wild Coast. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°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 29.8mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity67%70%71%72%72%66%65%72%
Barometric pressure1016 hPa1015 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1018 hPa
Cloud cover100%99%100%89%56%26%31%77%
Heat index25°C (76°F)23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)
Wind
Speed4km/h (3mph)4km/h (3mph)9km/h (6mph)19km/h (12mph)31km/h (19mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)
Gusts6km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)13km/h (8mph)26km/h (16mph)41km/h (26mph)47km/h (29mph)48km/h (30mph)42km/h (26mph)
Direction 137°
SE
268°
W
232°
SW
210°
SSW
199°
SSW
195°
SSW
208°
SSW
213°
SSW
Wind chill21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)
Direction 127°
SE
128°
SE
127°
SE
124°
SE
118°
ESE
98°
E
93°
E
92°
E
Period10.2 sec.10.1 sec.10.0 sec.9.9 sec.10.5 sec.12.0 sec.12.0 sec.12.0 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 21 January 2026

On Wednesday 21 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:15 and will set at 19:05 on the beach(es) of The Wild Coast. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°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 23mph km/h (with gusts up to 27.3mph). Wave height will be up to 6.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity72%67%63%61%60%58%57%57%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover100%96%70%39%43%54%75%78%
Heat index23°C (74°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)23°C (74°F)
Dew point16°C (61°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)
Wind
Speed37km/h (23mph)33km/h (20mph)28km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)22km/h (14mph)15km/h (9mph)7km/h (4mph)
Gusts42km/h (26mph)44km/h (28mph)37km/h (23mph)35km/h (21mph)33km/h (21mph)30km/h (19mph)21km/h (13mph)11km/h (7mph)
Direction 194°
SSW
205°
SSW
218°
SW
207°
SSW
184°
S
170°
S
153°
SSE
122°
ESE
Wind chill21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (5.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.7m (5.6ft)
Direction 94°
E
124°
SE
152°
SSE
112°
ESE
154°
SSE
165°
SSE
156°
SSE
134°
SE
Period11.9 sec.11.9 sec.12.0 sec.12.2 sec.11.4 sec.9.0 sec.9.0 sec.8.9 sec.
Significant height1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (78°F)

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