Mpande Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 SAST
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Mpande Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mpande Bay sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mpande Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mpande Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (06 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
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1
3
2
2
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1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
2.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SSE
12
3.5
S
11
1.1
ESE
10
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
1768
2622
2593
2816
2581
2106
1872
1396
1237
690
793
2867
251
3454
3462
3677
5092
5840
6223
5019
4482
3713
3245
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
W
25
W
30
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:05PM1.30m
6:12AM1.30m
6:45PM1.21m
6:52AM1.20m
7:44PM1.13m
7:55AM1.10m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.33m
00:05AM0.45m
12:31PM0.42m
00:47AM0.56m
1:19PM0.51m
1:49AM0.66m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
23
25
22
20
19
17
18
17
22
23
20
19
19
18
18
18
21
22
19
17
16
15
14
15
20
23
18
16
17
13
12
11
13
16
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
16
14
13
13
13
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
2.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.7
SSE
12
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
247
1768
2622
2593
2816
2581
2106
1872
1396
1237
690
793
2867
3420
3454
3462
3677
4103
4785
5468
5019
4482
3713
3245
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.1
SW
18
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
17
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
170
12
102
157
10
10
9
16
13
13
549
409
286
251
163
166
453
78
51
31
30
29
28
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.8
SSE
18
0.8
ESE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
11
10
35
8
8
8
14
16
7
98
243
399
123
3
12
12
45
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
NW
3
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
4
1.7
SW
6
1.7
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
Energy kJ
1
6
12
6
6
15
42
177
319
714
990
4294
5228
5050
4632
4750
5092
5840
6223
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
7
6
5
5
8
9
6
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
9
130
2
2
29
130
213
213
213
178
213
213
213
162
190
213
213
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
9
6
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
6
6
5
7
6
5
6
8
9
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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