Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Mdumbi Surf Report & Forecast

Point break
Right-hander
Intermediate

7-day forecast

Updated just now Forecast data: Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

This week

3–5 ft Today Fair to Good
3–4 ft Wed Fair to Good
3–5 ft Thu Good
4–7 ft Fri Good
4–6 ft Sat Good
4–6 ft Sun Fair to Good
5–8 ft Mon Fair to Good

Right now 17:28 SAST

3–4 ft Chest to shoulder high

Fair to Good

Swell

1.2 m 7 s

S 176°

2nd swell

0.7 m 7 s

E 86°

Wind

6 km/h

Light & variable SSE · gusts 19 km/h

Tide

Falling 0.6 m

High 04:38 · Low 22:27

Water

22°C

2 mm shorty or spring suit

Weather

20°C Drizzle

05:26 18:13

Best today: 06:00–10:00 · Fair to Good

Best times to surf

Fri 16 Oct 06:00–09:00 Good 4–6 ft Light & variable
Today · on now 17:00–18:00 Fair to Good 3–4 ft Light & variable
Tomorrow 06:00–07:00 Fair to Good 2–4 ft Light & variable

7-day forecast

Mdumbi surf forecast

Local time at the break (SAST, UTC+2)

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Surf height (coloured by rating) Wind: offshore → onshore

Today 13 Oct 3–5 ft Fair to Good AMPM 06–10h Wed 14 Oct 3–4 ft Fair to Good AMPM 06–07h Thu 15 Oct 3–5 ft Good AMPM 06–09h Fri 16 Oct 4–7 ft Good AMPM 06–09h Sat 17 Oct 4–6 ft Good AMPM 06–07h Sun 18 Oct 4–6 ft Fair to Good AMPM 06–12h Mon 19 Oct 5–8 ft Fair to Good AMPM 06–08h

Tuesday 13 October Today

Fair to Good 3–5 ft 1.6 m @ 8 s SSE Best 06:00–10:00 Light showers, 23°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Tuesday 13 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.2 m7 s ESE+ 0.9 m 9 s SSE	26 km/hgusts 46 km/hX-off SW	-0.5 mRising	21°CClear
03:00	3–5 ftFair	1.3 m6 s SE+ 0.8 m 9 s SE	25 km/hgusts 46 km/hX-off WSW	0.5 mRising	20°COvercast
06:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.6 m6 s S+ 0.9 m 7 s E	12 km/hgusts 19 km/hOffshore WNW	0.4 mFalling	18°CPartly cloudy
09:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.4 m6 s S+ 0.8 m 8 s ESE	8 km/hgusts 22 km/hLight NNE	-0.7 mFalling	19°CLight showers
12:00	3–4 ftFair	1.1 m6 s S+ 0.8 m 9 s SSE	12 km/hgusts 30 km/hOnshore ESE	-0.5 mRising	23°CPartly cloudy
15:00Now	3–4 ftFair	1.2 m7 s S+ 0.7 m 6 s E	13 km/hgusts 27 km/hX-on SE	0.5 mRising	21°CDrizzle
18:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.2 m7 s S+ 0.7 m 7 s E	3 km/hgusts 14 km/hLight ESE	0.5 mFalling	20°CDrizzle
21:00	3–4 ftFair to Good	1.1 m8 s S+ 0.7 m 7 s E	4 km/hgusts 9 km/hLight NE	-0.6 mFalling	19°COvercast

Tides High 04:11 Low 10:10 High 16:23 Low 22:27

High 04:11 0.7 m Low 10:10 -0.8 m High 16:23 0.7 m Low 22:27 -0.8 m Now

05:26 18:13 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Wednesday 14 October Tomorrow

Fair to Good 3–4 ft 1.1 m @ 8 s S Best 06:00–07:00 Drizzle, 26°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Wednesday 14 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	2–4 ftFair to Good	1.0 m8 s S+ 0.6 m 7 s E	7 km/hgusts 12 km/hLight NNE	-0.6 mRising	19°COvercast
03:00	2–4 ftFair to Good	1.0 m8 s S+ 0.6 m 7 s E	5 km/hgusts 9 km/hLight NW	0.4 mRising	19°COvercast
06:00	2–4 ftFair to Good	1.0 m8 s S+ 0.6 m 7 s E	8 km/hgusts 13 km/hLight N	0.4 mFalling	20°COvercast
09:00	3–4 ftFair	1.0 m8 s S+ 0.7 m 7 s E	13 km/hgusts 33 km/hX-on NE	-0.5 mFalling	24°COvercast
12:00	3–4 ftPoor	1.0 m8 s S+ 0.6 m 7 s E	21 km/hgusts 43 km/hX-on ENE	-0.5 mRising	25°COvercast
15:00	3–4 ftPoor	0.9 m8 s S+ 0.6 m 7 s E	22 km/hgusts 45 km/hX-on NE	0.4 mRising	26°CPartly cloudy
18:00	2–4 ftFair	0.9 m8 s S+ 0.6 m 6 s E	13 km/hgusts 31 km/hX-on NE	0.5 mFalling	23°CMostly sunny
21:00	2–3 ftFair	0.8 m7 s SE+ 0.7 m 5 s SE	4 km/hgusts 12 km/hLight N	-0.4 mFalling	22°CClear

Tides High 04:38 Low 10:33 High 16:48 Low 22:55

High 04:38 0.6 m Low 10:33 -0.7 m High 16:48 0.7 m Low 22:55 -0.7 m

05:25 18:14 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Thursday 15 October

Good 3–5 ft 1.6 m @ 9 s S Best 06:00–09:00 Mostly sunny, 24°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Thursday 15 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	2–3 ftFair	0.8 m5 s SE+ 0.7 m 8 s SE	10 km/hgusts 16 km/hX-off NW	-0.6 mRising	21°CClear
03:00	2–4 ftFair	0.8 m9 s S+ 0.6 m 7 s E	18 km/hgusts 35 km/hX-off SW	0.2 mRising	21°CClear
06:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	0.9 m9 s SSW+ 0.6 m 8 s SE	16 km/hgusts 27 km/hX-off WSW	0.4 mFalling	19°CSunny
09:00	3–5 ftFair	1.0 m6 s SSW+ 0.8 m 9 s S	13 km/hgusts 28 km/hCross SSW	-0.3 mFalling	24°CSunny
12:00	3–5 ftFair	1.2 m6 s SSW+ 0.7 m 10 s S	18 km/hgusts 40 km/hCross S	-0.5 mRising	24°CSunny
15:00	4–5 ftFair	1.5 m8 s S+ 0.6 m 10 s SSE	12 km/hgusts 32 km/hX-on SSE	0.2 mRising	24°CSunny
18:00	3–5 ftGood	1.5 m8 s S+ 0.7 m 7 s ESE	6 km/hgusts 21 km/hLight SSE	0.5 mFalling	21°CSunny
21:00	4–5 ftGood	1.4 m8 s S+ 0.7 m 9 s SSE	1 km/hgusts 2 km/hLight WNW	-0.2 mFalling	20°CClear

Tides High 05:00 Low 11:02 High 17:12 Low 23:22

High 05:00 0.5 m Low 11:02 -0.6 m High 17:12 0.5 m Low 23:22 -0.6 m

05:23 18:14 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Friday 16 October

Good 4–7 ft 1.9 m @ 11 s S Best 06:00–09:00 Partly cloudy, 27°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Friday 16 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	4–6 ftGood	1.5 m10 s S+ 0.7 m 6 s ESE	2 km/hgusts 6 km/hLight WNW	-0.6 mRising	18°CClear
03:00	4–6 ftGood	1.5 m11 s SSW+ 0.8 m 7 s SE	5 km/hgusts 9 km/hLight NW	0.1 mRising	17°CClear
06:00	4–6 ftGood	1.8 m10 s S+ 0.5 m 6 s E	6 km/hgusts 13 km/hLight NW	0.4 mFalling	18°CSunny
09:00	4–6 ftFair to Good	1.9 m10 s S+ 0.5 m 6 s E	11 km/hgusts 25 km/hX-on ENE	-0.1 mFalling	24°CPartly cloudy
12:00	4–6 ftFair	1.8 m10 s S+ 0.4 m 6 s E	15 km/hgusts 33 km/hOnshore E	-0.4 mRising	27°CMostly sunny
15:00	4–6 ftFair	1.8 m10 s S+ 0.4 m 7 s E	16 km/hgusts 32 km/hX-on ENE	0.1 mRising	26°CSunny
18:00	4–6 ftGood	1.7 m10 s S+ 0.5 m 6 s E	7 km/hgusts 19 km/hLight ENE	0.5 mFalling	24°CSunny
21:00	4–6 ftGood	1.5 m10 s S+ 0.7 m 4 s E	5 km/hgusts 10 km/hLight N	0.0 mFalling	23°CMostly clear

Tides High 05:30 Low 11:30 High 17:37 Low 23:52

High 05:30 0.4 m Low 11:30 -0.4 m High 17:37 0.5 m Low 23:52 -0.4 m

05:22 18:15 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Saturday 17 October

Good 4–6 ft 1.6 m @ 10 s S Best 06:00–07:00 Overcast, 25°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Saturday 17 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–5 ftGood	1.3 m10 s S+ 0.9 m 5 s E	7 km/hgusts 13 km/hLight NW	-0.4 mRising	23°CPartly cloudy
03:00	3–5 ftGood	1.3 m10 s S+ 1.0 m 5 s E	8 km/hgusts 14 km/hX-off NW	0.0 mRising	23°CMostly clear
06:00	3–4 ftGood	1.2 m9 s S+ 1.1 m 5 s E	5 km/hgusts 26 km/hLight W	0.3 mFalling	23°CSunny
09:00	3–5 ftFair	1.1 m9 s SSW+ 1.0 m 7 s ESE	20 km/hgusts 52 km/hCross SSW	0.1 mFalling	24°CSunny
12:00	4–6 ftFair	1.2 m9 s SSW+ 0.9 m 7 s SE	20 km/hgusts 41 km/hCross S	-0.3 mRising	25°CSunny
15:00	4–6 ftFair	1.6 m7 s SSW+ 0.9 m 6 s E	17 km/hgusts 41 km/hCross S	0.0 mRising	24°CMostly sunny
18:00	4–5 ftFair	1.6 m7 s SSW+ 0.9 m 6 s E	17 km/hgusts 36 km/hCross SSW	0.3 mFalling	23°COvercast
21:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.5 m7 s S+ 0.8 m 6 s E	15 km/hgusts 32 km/hCross SW	0.1 mFalling	22°COvercast

Tides High 06:04 Low 12:03 High 18:10

High 06:04 0.3 m Low 12:03 -0.3 m High 18:10 0.3 m

05:21 18:16 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Sunday 18 October

Fair to Good 4–6 ft 1.6 m @ 8 s S Best 06:00–12:00 Drizzle, 23°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Sunday 18 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.4 m7 s S+ 0.8 m 6 s E	14 km/hgusts 27 km/hX-off SW	-0.3 m	21°CMostly clear
03:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.4 m8 s S+ 0.7 m 7 s E	14 km/hgusts 26 km/hX-off WSW	-0.1 mRising	20°CPartly cloudy
06:00	4–6 ftFair to Good	1.4 m8 s S+ 0.8 m 6 s ESE	13 km/hgusts 29 km/hX-off WSW	0.2 mRising	20°COvercast
09:00	4–6 ftFair to Good	1.3 m8 s SSW+ 0.8 m 6 s SSE	15 km/hgusts 33 km/hCross SSW	0.1 mFalling	22°CDrizzle
12:00	3–5 ftFair	1.5 m7 s SSW+ 0.7 m 7 s ENE	14 km/hgusts 33 km/hCross SSW	-0.1 mFalling	22°COvercast
15:00	3–5 ftFair	1.5 m8 s SSW+ 0.7 m 7 s E	15 km/hgusts 34 km/hCross S	-0.1 mRising	22°CDrizzle
18:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.5 m8 s SSW+ 0.8 m 8 s ESE	9 km/hgusts 30 km/hCross S	0.1 mRising	21°CDrizzle
21:00	4–6 ftFair to Good	1.4 m7 s S+ 0.8 m 10 s SSE	4 km/hgusts 21 km/hLight NE	0.1 mFalling	20°CDrizzle

Tides Low 00:39 High 06:54 Low 13:00 High 19:10

Low 00:39 -0.3 m High 06:54 0.2 m Low 13:00 -0.1 m High 19:10 0.1 m

05:20 18:17 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Monday 19 October

Fair to Good 5–8 ft 2.2 m @ 7 s SSE Best 06:00–08:00 Light showers, 20°C

3-hourly surf forecast for Monday 19 October (local time, SAST)
Time	Surf	Swell	Wind	Tide	Weather
00:00	4–5 ftFair to Good	1.5 m7 s S+ 0.7 m 8 s SE	7 km/hgusts 11 km/hLight N	-0.1 mFalling	20°COvercast
03:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.3 m6 s S+ 0.9 m 10 s SSW	5 km/hgusts 12 km/hLight NNW	-0.2 mRising	19°CDrizzle
06:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.2 m6 s SSE+ 0.8 m 10 s SSW	11 km/hgusts 22 km/hX-off WSW	0.0 mRising	19°CDrizzle
09:00	3–5 ftFair to Good	1.1 m7 s SSE+ 0.8 m 9 s SSW	13 km/hgusts 27 km/hX-off WSW	0.1 m	20°CLight showers
12:00	4–5 ftFair	1.0 m7 s SE+ 0.6 m 10 s S	27 km/hgusts 61 km/hCross SW	0.0 mFalling	18°CLight showers
15:00	5–7 ftFair	1.3 m7 s SE+ 0.4 m 10 s SE	32 km/hgusts 80 km/hCross SW	-0.1 mFalling	17°CDrizzle
18:00	5–8 ftFair to Good	2.2 m7 s S+ 0.7 m 8 s ESE	23 km/hgusts 77 km/hX-off SW	-0.1 mRising	17°CDrizzle
21:00	5–7 ftFair to Good	2.1 m6 s SSE+ 0.9 m 9 s SSW	15 km/hgusts 65 km/hOffshore WSW	0.0 mRising	16°COvercast

Tides Low 02:10 High 09:50 Low 16:30 High 22:30

Low 02:10 -0.2 m High 09:50 0.1 m Low 16:30 -0.1 m High 22:30 0.0 m

05:19 18:17 Modelled tide — not for navigation. Heights relative to mean sea level.

Spot guide

Surfing Mdumbi

Mdumbi is a long right-hand point on the Wild Coast of the Eastern Cape, about 24 km north of Coffee Bay, where the Mdumbi River meets the sea. In a remote, rural setting the wave peels along an uneven mix of reef and sand, with hollow sections giving way to long, steady walls that suit both carving and the odd barrel.

It works best on southerly swells, though it also handles swell from the east round to the south-west, and it is cleanest with westerly winds blowing offshore. When the sand settles well along the point the rides can run for several hundred metres, though the wave changes with the river mouth and the shifting banks.

The paddle-out is through a keyhole with a blind view of incoming sets, so it suits confident intermediate surfers who are happy to commit on the take-off. Facilities are basic, with backpackers and lodges nearby; surf with others, respect the local community and be aware of the currents near the river mouth.

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