Morgans Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Morgans Bay

Morgans Bay in East London is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Easily blown out by onshore winds Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rocks and sharks.

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Overall Morgans Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Morgans Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Double Mouth	1 mi
Second closest break	Barbel Point	2 mi
Third closest break	Whacky Point	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Whispering Waves	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Kei Mouth	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Morgans Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4492 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5364 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5396 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5769 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5935 mi
Tide stations nearest to Morgans Bay:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	253 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2623 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2786 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3153 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3431 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Morgans Bay:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	143 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	270 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	270 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	270 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	270 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Morgans Bay:
Closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	28 mi
Second closest city location	East London (South Africa)	33 mi
Third closest city location	Stutterheim (South Africa)	55 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	63 mi
Fifth closest city location	Umtata (South Africa)	83 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Morgans Bay is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 60 km (37 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Morgans Bay is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 101 km (63 miles) away.
• Third is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, 133 km (83 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa is 163 km (101 miles) away.
• Margate Airport (MGH), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Morgans Bay and is 280 km (174 miles) away.