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Mzimpuni surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 SAST
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Mzimpuni surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mzimpuni sea temperature is
23.7° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mzimpuni today?

The current surf forecast for Mzimpuni at 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)777777712101099888888101011111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3193753112502403463101310377294390393376318266226159174194210223269259296
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
1.28
2:44AM
1.25
2:52PM
1.39
3:19AM
1.36
3:25PM
1.48
3:50AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.43
8:40AM
0.46
9:08PM
0.32
9:16AM
0.36
9:39PM
0.22
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------5:11-------5:11-------5:13
Sunset--7:08-------7:08-------7:08-----
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--111----------------125
Temp. °C252624232221212223232221212021212323232323232222
Feels °C (?)232423232221212223232322232223232322222425262521
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