Mapuzi surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mapuzi today?

The current surf forecast for Mapuzi at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121210101012121212611117661113151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5344334194615304804002701672221641251511168484175219149145257138613921334
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
10
SW
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
1.68
5:31AM
1.79
5:46PM
1.59
6:05AM
1.66
6:21PM
1.45
6:42AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
-0.04
11:15PM
-0.03
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.08
12:17PM
0.18
12:25AM
0.23
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset--6:13-------6:12-------6:10-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
121------------12-11----
Temp. °C212021212121212224252524232423232424232222222221
Feels °C (?)192121222120202222232526252721202120212122222120
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