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Mpande Bay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Mpande Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.6° 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 8AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mpande Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | E 6 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
92 | 92 | 383 | 388 | 1829 | 3313 | 3346 | 3007 | 2536 | 2069 | 1776 | 1317 | 1752 | 715 | 928 | 2134 | 288 | 243 | 491 | 3274 | 2846 | 5397 | 7174 | 6922 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.30m | 6:12AM1.30m | 6:45PM1.21m | 6:52AM1.20m | 7:44PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:31PM0.42m | 00:47AM0.56m | 1:19PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
21 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 95 | 69 | 247 | 388 | 1829 | 3313 | 3346 | 3007 | 2536 | 2069 | 1776 | 1317 | 1752 | 645 | 928 | 2134 | 2831 | 3234 | 3109 | 3274 | 2846 | 50 | 5521 | 5230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 104 | 170 | 12 | 138 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 6 | 132 | 715 | 615 | 433 | 288 | 176 | 491 | 524 | 1271 | 49 | 31 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 41 | 25 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 44 | 98 | 243 | 116 | 82 | 80 | 31 | 48 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | NE 7 | W 2 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | W 5 | SW 8 | SW 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 92 | 92 | 383 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 14 | 16 | 148 | 386 | 58 | 649 | 822 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 4732 | 4632 | 3846 | 5397 | 7174 | 6922 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 29 | 130 | 138 | 236 | 213 | 213 | 178 | 178 | 215 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 2 | 2 |
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