Mzimpuni surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mzimpuni today?

The current surf forecast for Mzimpuni at 6AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (03 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
ENE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)14141414141313131313121212121161111111113131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)146411718747114904023312692651831671611231211157979797879111149167157
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
S
15
S
10
W
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
1.76
4:05PM
1.68
4:24AM
1.82
4:33PM
1.70
4:51AM
1.82
5:00PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.03
10:03AM
0.06
10:09PM
-0.03
10:31AM
0.03
10:36PM
-0.04
10:58AM
0.03
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---5:50-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset------6:32-------6:31-------6:30-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019212525252221201922262826232322222628272524
Feels °C (?)202018192222232022212024272725222322232829292826
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