Mtati Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Mtati surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Oct 2025 SAST

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

Today's Mtati sea temperature is 18.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mtati today?

The current surf forecast for Mtati at 2AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Evening (18 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

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	Friday 17			Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	!	!	5	4	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	7	8	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1514	1134	920	703	616	1255	618	839	1519	400	459	744	1316	1497	2104	1820	4760	4056	3706	3199	2943	2542	1822	1469
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				1:58AM 1.31					2:13PM 1.50				2:28AM 1.39				2:40PM 1.58				2:55AM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)			8:01PM 0.32			8:00AM 0.27					8:29PM 0.22				8:28AM 0.20				8:54PM 0.14				8:54AM 0.15

	Friday 17			Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-
Sunset	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	17	17	18	18	20	20	19	18	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	19	18
Feels °C (?)	10	10	12	17	11	10	12	12	13	13	11	11	11	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	12

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

Wind Update Cross-off wind has turned cross-on at Mtati (light winds from the WSW at Port Alfred Arport 19 km from Mtati). 1.3m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.8m 10s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
42 minutes ago Mtati

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19 km away, 42 min ago

13 km/h

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18.1

Air / Water (°C)

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