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Mbomvu surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 SAST
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Mbomvu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mbomvu sea temperature is
25.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mbomvu today?

The current surf forecast for Mbomvu at 4PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (04 Feb)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (04 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.3
ENE
0.7
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)78116666666667888812888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)176240128132198205182139948092101220272239217212222165109127115186256
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
5
NE
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
15
S
5
S
5
SSW
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27PM
1.63
5:50AM
1.72
5:55PM
1.55
6:18AM
1.64
6:23PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
0.09
11:32PM
0.00
11:56AM
0.15
12:00AM
0.07
12:24PM
0.23
12:26AM
0.18
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise-5:30-------5:31-------5:31------
Sunset----7:02-------7:01-------7:00---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1132-------1-
Temp. °C242527282625242423252727262423242424252525242322
Feels °C (?)252628272525242725272626272825262622232225262525
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