Mbomvu Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 29.13° E

Mbomvu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mbomvu sea temperature is
21.3° C
0.9° 

Mbomvu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mbomvu today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mbomvu at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
339
330
251
226
191
214
337
595
468
390
294
288
210
167
164
475
512
519
461
443
362
357
253
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:10AM1.18m
8:55PM1.28m
9:34AM1.06m
10:39PM1.20m
11:52AM1.05m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.45m
2:18PM0.45m
3:28AM0.56m
3:43PM0.57m
5:27AM0.59m
5:54PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
19
17
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
16
23
25
20
18
17
Feels °C
18
15
13
17
16
18
18
19
19
18
16
17
19
17
16
14
13
13
15
22
25
18
17
16
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