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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 21 Mar 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
24.6° 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 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
S
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)999999961066667788667151477
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)797878767455555590128182116847234646311311613112801334124118
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
1.68
5:31AM
1.80
5:46PM
1.59
6:05AM
1.66
6:21PM
1.45
6:42AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
-0.03
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.07
12:17PM
0.17
12:25AM
0.23
12:55PM
0.34
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset6:13-------6:10-------6:09-------
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1--------1------1-------
Temp. °C212121202122252525242222222225242322222221212223
Feels °C (?)232222202122252527272425212023222322232321212221
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