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10:11 am 28 May 2011

Mpande Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Mpande Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – Wild Coast)

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Name: Mpande Bay
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: E Offshore Wind: W

Mpande Bay in Wild Coast is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf Offshore winds are from the west. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east. The beach breaks are all lefts. Rarely crowded here. Take care of sharks and rocks.

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Overall Mpande 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.

The graph shows the range of swells directed at Mpande Bay through an average year, bas... (show all text)

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Mpande Bay Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Mpande Bay:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Sharks Point 1 mi
Second closest break Rame Head 3 mi
Third closest break Ebalow 6 mi
Fourth closest break Mngazi 7 mi
Fifth closest break Presleys Bay 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Mpande Bay:

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 4574 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5322 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5349 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5734 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 5944 mi

Tide stations nearest to Mpande Bay:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 165 mi
Second closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2630 mi
Third closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2828 mi
Fourth closest tide station Davis, Antarctica 3189 mi
Fifth closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 3522 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Mpande Bay:

Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 114 mi
Second closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 207 mi
Third closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 207 mi
Fourth closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 207 mi
Fifth closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 207 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Mpande Bay:

Closest city location Port Saint Johns (South Africa) 14 mi
Second closest city location Umtata (South Africa) 44 mi
Third closest city location Ibhayi (South Africa) 66 mi
Fourth closest city location Butterworth (South Africa) 81 mi
Fifth closest city location Kokstad (South Africa) 83 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Mpande Bay is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, which is 69 km (43 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Mpande Bay is Margate Airport (MGH), also in South Africa, 137 km (85 miles) away.
Mpande Bay break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Mpande Bay, South-Africa - Wild Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Mpande Bay sea temperature, Mpande Bay photographs, Mpande Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Mpande Bay webcams, current wind from South-Africa - Wild Coast live weather stations and Mpande Bay tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Mpande Bay.