Mbotyi Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (31.46° S 29.74° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Mbotyi surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 SAST

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Mbotyi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Mbotyi sea temperature is 21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mbotyi today?

The current surf forecast for Mbotyi at 4PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (22 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	7s

Table - waves today at Mbotyi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Wednesday 22					Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	SSW	ENE	ENE	S	S	S	S	S	S	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	9	9	7	7	6	7	7	8	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	56	126	172	370	303	311	310	270	294	191	231	530	238	151	106	77	130	104	83	74	68	45	46	42
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross	glass	cross- off	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)			3:59PM 1.71				4:14AM 1.59				4:23PM 1.66				4:38AM 1.55				4:48PM 1.59					5:04AM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)	9:47AM 0.10				10:08PM 0.07				10:13AM 0.12				10:32PM 0.11				10:38AM 0.17				10:57PM 0.17

	Wednesday 22					Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:11
Sunset	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	25	25	21	22	21	21	28	33	33	31	29	22	20	21	22	23	22	20	18	17	17	17	20
Feels °C (?)	22	22	22	20	21	19	19	26	31	30	27	26	19	17	19	20	21	20	20	19	18	17	18	18

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

Wind Update Offshore wind reported 102 km from Mbotyi (light winds from the WSW at Mthatha Airport 102 km from Mbotyi). A 1.6m windswell from the ENE
1 hour 45 minutes ago Mbotyi

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