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Mntafufu Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Mntafufu surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mntafufu today?
The current surf forecast for Mntafufu at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mntafufu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | |
218 | 157 | 195 | 152 | 192 | 147 | 142 | 111 | 124 | 75 | 102 | 187 | 973 | 1875 | 2643 | 2607 | 2136 | 1749 | 1326 | 952 | 908 | 782 | 761 | 1587 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.50m | 5:32PM1.40m | 5:40AM1.41m | 6:04PM1.31m | 6:12AM1.31m | 6:45PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.26m | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:31PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 6 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 218 | 157 | 195 | 82 | 192 | 147 | 142 | 111 | 124 | 75 | 102 | 187 | 973 | 1875 | 2643 | 2607 | 2136 | 1749 | 1326 | 952 | 908 | 579 | 663 | 1587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 62 | 152 | 53 | 26 | 22 | 98 | 97 | 39 | 42 | 137 | 67 | 94 | 95 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 554 | 761 | 607 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | SW 18 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 69 | 70 | 50 | 12 | 151 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | — | 33 | 6 | 447 | 311 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | ENE 8 | — | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 105 | — | 7 | 32 | 72 | — | — | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 16 | 11 | 158 | 769 | 643 | 782 | 19 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 44 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 101 | 0 | 101 | 133 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 149 | 184 |
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