Mzimpuni surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 Aug 2025 SAST
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Mzimpuni surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mzimpuni sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Mzimpuni today?

The current surf forecast for Mzimpuni at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
2
4
8
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
E
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
2
SSW
4.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)13669613121212121211111111131312111111141416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)40971192023324838576975274553693572952652646318797004731098359578163113065
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
5
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
1.50
3:16AM
1.53
3:39PM
1.63
3:48AM
1.61
4:10PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
0.25
9:12PM
0.26
9:26AM
0.14
9:45PM
0.17
9:55AM
0.05
10:15PM
0.11
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
Sunrise-6:31-------6:30-------6:28------
Sunset----5:37-------5:37-------5:38---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181820201919181717172120201817161517222019181717
Feels °C (?)131417171819181716172018191817151416201616161515
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 100 km from Mzimpuni has fallen light (light winds from the SSW at Mthatha Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Mzimpuni. 2.1m 7s swell from the SSW with a 0.9m 13s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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