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Mbotyi surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mbotyi surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mbotyi sea temperature is
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Mbotyi today?
The current surf forecast for Mbotyi at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mbotyi. (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) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 74 | 120 | 132 | 187 | 663 | 505 | 472 | 136 | 40 | 77 | 205 | 513 | 531 | 623 | 705 | 1637 | 1368 | 1037 | 461 | 340 | 248 | 194 | 158 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | glass | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:24AM 1.39 | 7:31PM 1.23 | 8:23AM 1.30 | 8:33PM 1.12 | 9:35AM 1.24 | 9:56PM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:32PM 0.50 | 1:44AM 0.41 | 2:37PM 0.60 | 2:43AM 0.51 | 4:00PM 0.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
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