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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Mpande Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mpande Bay at 3PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
4
0
4
2
4
3
1
2
4
3
4
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
2.4
S
0.3
ENE
2.3
S
0.9
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
1.1
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
0.9
S
2
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)99913913161313161313161414161312121212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)888190216180643820231992513165717086002184209140613141238869759860900905784
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
0
SE
5
NNW
0
N
5
WNW
5
W
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
NE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
1.23
1:51AM
1.27
2:16PM
1.40
2:28AM
1.41
2:47PM
1.55
2:58AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.49
8:03AM
0.37
8:27PM
0.34
8:34AM
0.23
8:57PM
0.22
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:56-------5:54
Sunset--5:54-------5:55-------5:55-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C191918171616151719191918181717182020191919192020
Feels °C (?)141516171516141616161717171717181716151515161920
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