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Mbotyi Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Mbotyi surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Mbotyi today?
The current surf forecast for Mbotyi at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mbotyi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 449 | 152 | 149 | 161 | 81 | 54 | 138 | 102 | 90 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 67 | 68 | 57 | 55 | 86 | 92 | 370 | 70 | 65 | 67 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:56AM 1.08 | 1:43PM 1.11 | 1:47AM 1.24 | 2:16PM 1.30 | 2:22AM 1.40 | 2:46PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:27AM 0.61 | 7:38PM 0.60 | 8:03AM 0.44 | 8:16PM 0.43 | 8:33AM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
The wind is still cross-on at Mbotyi (light winds from the S at Mthatha Airport 102 km from Mbotyi). 1.4m 6s windswell from the E with a 0.3m 11s groundswell, also from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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