Mapuzi surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

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)


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
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
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121210101012121212111111666111315
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)587608501433419461530480400270167222164125121878484121226130145257679
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
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
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
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:05-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset----6:13-------6:12-------6:10---
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--12-------------11-11--
Temp. °C202121202121212121212425252323232323242523222222
Feels °C (?)181921222321202021212323262425252122202121212222
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