Mpande Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.76° S 29.37° E

Mpande Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mpande Bay sea temperature is
21.8° C
1.3° 

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


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mpande Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
356
307
384
245
326
273
262
184
184
148
148
223
184
149
149
92
92
92
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:09PM1.53m
7:20AM1.31m
7:53PM1.41m
8:10AM1.18m
8:54PM1.28m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.34m
1:27PM0.32m
2:13AM0.45m
2:18PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
17
18
24
26
22
22
22
21
20
18
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
19
18
16
15
13
14
21
23
20
19
18
17
15
15
17
18
18
18
19
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