Surf Forecasts:
Mpame surf forecast from 6 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 7 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 7 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period, ESE swell with 655 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 7 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mpame this week:
The surf forecast for Mpame over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mpame in the next 16 days are 1.7m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 11) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mpame over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 619 | 655 | 622 | 562 | 461 | 392 | 321 | 180 | 116 | 81 | 158 | 561 | 230 | 121 | 39 | 55 | 63 | 170 | 93 | 173 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.20m | 8:32PM1.26m | 8:44AM1.14m | 9:40PM1.27m | 10:05AM1.11m | 10:52PM1.32m | 11:26AM1.14m | 00:00AM1.39m | 12:36PM1.22m | 00:59AM1.48m | 1:34PM1.31m | 1:54AM1.57m | 2:26PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.53m | 1:59PM0.42m | 2:47AM0.56m | 3:00PM0.46m | 4:04AM0.54m | 4:11PM0.47m | 5:22AM0.48m | 5:24PM0.44m | 6:28AM0.38m | 6:31PM0.37m | 7:25AM0.27m | 7:30PM0.29m | 8:16AM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | 5:06 | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 619 | 655 | 622 | 562 | 461 | 392 | 154 | 78 | 60 | 81 | 80 | 561 | 61 | 134 | 140 | 115 | 96 | 170 | 66 | 173 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | S 10 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 211 | 147 | 94 | 34 | 54 | 53 | 237 | 153 | 116 | 36 | 158 | 80 | 230 | 121 | 31 | 55 | 25 | 71 | 51 | 78 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | S 14 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 27 | 8 | 36 | 10 | — | 97 | 87 | 84 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 56 | 16 | 39 | 47 | 63 | 2 | 93 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 36 | — | 27 | 321 | 180 | 31 | — | — | 14 | 118 | 183 | 127 | 8 | 49 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 114 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 345 | 10 | 99 | 317 | 158 |
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