Mpande Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.76° S 29.37° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mpande Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Mpande Bay today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mpande Bay at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.8
NE
6
0.9
SSE
10
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
0.9
SSE
9
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
805
690
207
235
221
175
284
258
126
155
105
173
229
86
72
76
78
55
52
37
36
33
36
38
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
E
10
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:01PM1.42m
8:10AM1.21m
8:58PM1.34m
9:12AM1.12m
10:03PM1.27m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.29m
2:14AM0.48m
2:18PM0.39m
3:16AM0.55m
3:16PM0.49m
4:29AM0.59m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
20
18
16
16
17
17
22
24
22
21
21
22
21
21
24
24
21
20
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
20
22
21
20
20
21
20
20
23
23
21
19
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
805
690
207
235
119
90
79
89
97
78
73
99
94
86
72
76
516
603
763
781
754
728
561
446
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
7
184
125
200
169
169
132
126
96
44
40
53
142
186
423
78
55
52
37
36
33
36
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
69
53
33
31
19
11
11
86
144
52
29
18
17
19
24
20
20
12
11
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.9
ENE
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
27
91
122
221
175
284
258
155
105
173
229
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
3
3
2
Distance (km)
264
436
436
158
12
9
9
0
0
41
68
9
0
0
0
0
0
213
0
12
0
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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