Mpande Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.76° S 29.37° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mpande Bay sea temperature is

21.1°C

Mpande Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mpande Bay today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mpande Bay at 8PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	101	298	485	484	326	262	243	158	127	125	153	92	68	68	51	51	48	48	32	169	202	160	39
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		1:26PM1.49m				1:47AM1.36m					2:02PM1.58m				2:22AM1.44m				2:34PM1.64m				2:54AM1.51m
Low Tide				7:46PM0.30m				7:45AM0.28m					8:19PM0.21m				8:20AM0.21m				8:49PM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00
	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	6:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	9	9	10	5
Temp °C	29	29	27	26	23	22	21	21	23	22	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	29	29	29	27	22	20	20	20	23	21	20	20	18	18	19	17	16	15	17	15	14	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 12	ENE 8	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13
kJ	213	169	183	484	326	262	270	328	254	125	94	361	68	313	379	769	48	33	199	190	180	278	1026
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	SSW 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 15	ENE 8	SSW 14	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7
kJ	25	—	—	145	142	140	243	158	127	94	153	92	130	68	220	51	—	48	32	31	31	29	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	SSW 16	—	SSW 15	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	SW 18	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	106	87	86	—	—	47	—	188	51	—	—	—	—	—	8	12	127
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 13	SW 4	SSW 7	SSW 8	SW 8	—	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 8	SSW 15	—	—	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 7	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	ESE 6
kJ	101	298	485	330	19	138	519	733	—	193	437	191	678	—	—	771	908	838	131	169	202	160	39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Margate Durban/KZN South	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Wreck Garden Route	Trafalgar Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	4	1	1	4	4
Distance (km)	290	683	139	0	138	19	0	0	19	615	139	0	0	0	0	19	213	213	615	162	213	139	63
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast			Barbel Point	Mbotyi		Eastern Beach	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Coffee Bay Beach	Mdumbe		Barbel Point	Eastern Beach	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Mzimpuni						Barbel Point	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)			2	4		3	4	4	3		3	4	5	5	4	4						4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Brak River Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	2	4	5	5	5	4
Header Global	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cortez Bank United States	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal
Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5

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