Mdumbe Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Mdumbe WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mdumbe sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.2° 

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


Mdumbe surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, ENE swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period, S swell with 6,070 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mdumbe this week:

The surf forecast for Mdumbe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Mdumbe in the next 16 days are 3.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Sun 6th Sep)3.5ft (1.1m) 11s
Best Surf 2AM (Thu 10th Sep)8ft (2.4m) 8s
Most Powerful 2AM (Mon 7th Sep)10ft (3.0m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mdumbe over the next 16 days.


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