
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mpame today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mpame at 1PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mpame. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
663 | 569 | 454 | 426 | 283 | 269 | 263 | 231 | 242 | 223 | 201 | 875 | 241 | 198 | 475 | 1015 | 867 | 742 | 724 | 4357 | 636 | 530 | 522 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.19m | 2:38AM1.31m | 3:07PM1.31m | 3:13AM1.41m | 3:38PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.46m | 8:28PM0.49m | 8:55AM0.35m | 9:05PM0.39m | 9:26AM0.25m | 9:37PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
663 | 569 | 454 | 426 | 283 | 233 | 149 | 154 | 147 | 125 | 99 | 85 | 181 | 131 | 137 | 1015 | 867 | 742 | 724 | 520 | 549 | 460 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
203 | 135 | 112 | 74 | 59 | 269 | 167 | 231 | 242 | 223 | 201 | 90 | 69 | 198 | 475 | 107 | 113 | 12 | 16 | 589 | 636 | 530 | 522 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | SW 15 | E 9 | S 16 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | 6 | 55 | 6 | 195 | 45 | 263 | 121 | 59 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 135 | 49 | 123 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 16 | — | — | SE 7 |
— | 7 | 8 | 15 | 64 | 123 | 305 | 400 | 340 | — | 53 | 875 | 241 | 192 | 239 | — | — | 142 | 295 | 4357 | — | — | 199 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 158 | 384 | 375 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 183 | 319 | 85 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 243 | 617 | 85 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
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