Mpame surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 SAST
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Mpame surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mpame sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Mpame today?

The current surf forecast for Mpame at 2AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
4
3
4
4
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
4
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)8889915141313121211111111141414141414141316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)45212341373117211951009811614641471448409431518719129313881481154716901785201220682258
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
SSE
5
SE
15
SSE
10
S
20
S
10
S
10
SE
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
1.22
2:15PM
1.28
2:20AM
1.38
2:45PM
1.46
2:52AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.59
8:02AM
0.42
8:15PM
0.42
8:32AM
0.25
8:48PM
0.25
9:00AM
0.11
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:15--
Sunset5:47-------5:47-------5:49-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------211111-
Temp. °C191817161617202019181716161720202020191918181819
Feels °C (?)141515131315171718181716151619192219191717171516
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Mpame (fresh winds from the SW at ASCATB29E32S 46 km from Mpame). 3.1m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.8m 9s swell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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46 km away, 3 h 49 min ago

36 km/h
SW
0.0
20.8
Air / Water (°C)
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