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Mpame surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mpame today?
The current surf forecast for Mpame at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mpame. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | |
140 | 102 | 107 | 109 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 54 | 233 | 239 | 335 | 464 | 490 | 561 | 12 | 460 | 380 | 282 | 251 | 623 | 1434 | 2006 | 1508 | 3084 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.04m | 00:20AM1.23m | 12:46PM1.15m | 1:14AM1.37m | 1:34PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.65m | 5:41PM0.56m | 6:49AM0.53m | 6:50PM0.45m | 7:36AM0.40m | 7:34PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
17 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
308 | 280 | 238 | 207 | 79 | 79 | 280 | 272 | 233 | 239 | 335 | 464 | 490 | 561 | 489 | 460 | 380 | 282 | 251 | 239 | 202 | 164 | 130 | 1491 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | E 10 |
140 | 102 | 107 | 109 | 5 | 5 | 79 | 54 | 53 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 128 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 |
447 | 504 | — | — | 245 | 287 | 400 | 419 | — | — | — | — | — | 742 | — | — | 15 | 133 | 215 | 623 | 1434 | 2006 | 1508 | 3084 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 317 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 85 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 211 | 349 | 529 | 672 | 984 | 30 | 24 |
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