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Mzimpuni Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Mzimpuni surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Mzimpuni today?
The current surf forecast for Mzimpuni at 8AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mzimpuni. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 301 | 1892 | 2225 | 4626 | 6344 | 7982 | 4182 | 3492 | 2930 | 2655 | 2400 | 1834 | 1468 | 615 | 491 | 346 | 485 | 346 | 286 | 710 | 2247 | 1736 | 1037 | 740 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:10PM 1.29 | 1:28AM 1.25 | 1:48PM 1.44 | 2:02AM 1.37 | 2:18PM 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:48AM 0.54 | 7:31PM 0.49 | 7:31AM 0.40 | 8:04PM 0.35 | 8:03AM 0.29 | 8:31PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
The wind is still cross-off at Mzimpuni (light winds from the WSW at Mthatha Airport 100 km from Mzimpuni). 3.2m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.9m 9s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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