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Mdumbe Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Mdumbe surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mdumbe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mdumbe sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mdumbe today?
The current surf forecast for Mdumbe at 2AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mdumbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
4212 | 1587 | 2547 | 3950 | 3416 | 2977 | 2609 | 2576 | 2367 | 1637 | 1321 | 1127 | 849 | 623 | 530 | 418 | 372 | 348 | 319 | 673 | 679 | 604 | 597 | 449 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.28m | 7:30AM1.21m | 8:28PM1.15m | 9:08AM1.06m | 10:42PM1.13m | 11:27AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.49m | 1:51PM0.51m | 2:45AM0.65m | 3:38PM0.61m | 5:18AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 |
11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 14 | 1587 | 2547 | 3950 | 3416 | 2977 | 2609 | 2576 | 2367 | 1637 | 1321 | 1127 | 849 | 623 | 530 | 418 | 271 | 210 | 319 | 356 | 437 | 392 | 383 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 700 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 140 | 102 | 78 | 81 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4212 | 574 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 40 | 65 | 94 | 101 | 133 | 223 | 315 | 372 | 348 | 562 | 673 | 679 | 604 | 597 | 449 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 960 | 288 | 288 | 181 | 253 | 253 | 291 | 413 | 413 | 434 | 167 | 134 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 114 | 267 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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