Mntafufu surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 SAST
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Mntafufu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mntafufu sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mntafufu today?

The current surf forecast for Mntafufu at 2AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)7889916151413131212111111111414141414131514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4658069151074117164889271859954948046442344859079611791411150116421714206422522013
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrossglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
1.24
2:16PM
1.30
2:22AM
1.40
2:46PM
1.49
2:54AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38PM
0.60
8:03AM
0.44
8:16PM
0.43
8:33AM
0.27
8:49PM
0.27
9:01AM
0.12
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:13-------6:11--
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:46-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918171618212119181716161821222120201919192019
Feels °C (?)171716151416191918181616161820222321211818201917
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Mntafufu (calm at Mthatha Airport 90 km from Mntafufu). 2.6m 9s swell from the SSW with a 1.1m 13s groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.6m 11s groundswell, also from the E. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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