Mzimpuni surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 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
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mzimpuni today?

The current surf forecast for Mzimpuni at 2PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
1.1
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1561515147813136810101012121111111113131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10784841041031421638482106389943492407497361247180107761161148443
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
1.70
4:02AM
1.89
4:21PM
1.71
4:37AM
1.85
4:56PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
-0.05
9:46PM
-0.04
10:15AM
-0.07
10:21PM
-0.04
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----5:37-------5:37-------5:36---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212327302726252423232322222121201920262926242424
Feels °C (?)222428302825242321201919211918181820262826252322
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