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Mapuzi surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mapuzi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mapuzi sea temperature is
23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mapuzi today?
The current surf forecast for Mapuzi at 12PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapuzi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 250 | 221 | 147 | 281 | 334 | 273 | 324 | 639 | 533 | 498 | 402 | 372 | 347 | 240 | 456 | 520 | 573 | 566 | 511 | 520 | 519 | 426 | 358 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:19PM 1.40 | 2:47AM 1.33 | 2:55PM 1.46 | 3:20AM 1.39 | 3:28PM 1.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:04AM 0.43 | 8:37PM 0.32 | 8:42AM 0.36 | 9:10PM 0.25 | 9:16AM 0.31 | 9:41PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
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