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Mdumbi Surf Report
SURF RATING
POOR
★★☆☆☆
Marginal: waist-to-chest-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.
WAVE
1.4 m
SWELL
1.2m @ 7s
WIND
12 km/h Onshore
WATER
21.8°C
★★☆☆☆
Marginal: waist-to-chest-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.
Swell: 1.2 m @ 7 s (S)
Wave height: 1.4 m
Wind: 12 km/h SE Onshore
Sea temp: 21.8 °C · Wetsuit: Shorty / springsuit
Best window today: 18:00–20:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
19% match
Today: off its ideal window today
🌊 Wave type
Point break (right)
🧭 Best swell
ESE groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
WNW offshore
🏄 Board
Shortboard
📈 Skill
Intermediate–advanced
Ideal wind & swell are derived from the way this coast faces; break type is local knowledge. Match blends today’s swell angle, wind & period.
🌊 Why it’s reading like this right now
- Short, wind-driven S swell at 7s is hitting at an angle
- 12 km/h onshore wind is adding chop
- Not fully aligned today — pick your moment on the timeline above.
🏄 When to paddle out today
🏄 Reading today’s surf…
■ epic ■ clean ■ fun ■ marginal ■ flat ■ dawn/dusk · tap an hour
🎒 Pack for this session
🏄 Board
Shortboard
🤿 Wetsuit
Shorty / springsuit
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen (UV very high)
☀️Midday:Warmer but often windier; moderate crowd
Crowd estimate is a comfort/timing proxy from conditions & day of week — not a live crowd count.
Swell & wind
■ swell in ■ wind (green=offshore/good) offshore zone
Spot match
5-day wave & wind forecast
■ wave height (m) ── wind (km/h, right)
7-Day Surf Forecast
| Day | Rating | Wave | Period | Swell | Midday wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Oct | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.8 m | 6 s | S | 12 km/h Onshore |
| Wed 14 Oct | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.4 m | 8 s | S | 21 km/h Onshore |
| Thu 15 Oct | ★★★☆☆ | 1.7 m | 7 s | SSW | 18 km/h Cross |
| Fri 16 Oct | ★★★☆☆ | 1.9 m | 10 s | S | 15 km/h Onshore |
| Sat 17 Oct | ★★★★☆ | 2.0 m | 8 s | SSW | 20 km/h Cross |
| Sun 18 Oct | ★★★☆☆ | 1.8 m | 8 s | SSW | 13 km/h Cross |
| Mon 19 Oct | ★★★☆☆ | 3.0 m | 7 s | SSE | 26 km/h Cross |
Daily peak wave height, mean swell period & direction, midday wind. Rating is our surf-quality score.
🌊 Today's tide (nearest station)
☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day
Sunrise 05:24 · Sunset 18:14 · Peak UV 8
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 50+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 50+ sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:13 SAST.
Aerial map — Mdumbi
Point take-off
Point rocks
Channel / paddle-out
Take-off / peakHazard rocksChannel / paddle-out
Hand-styled from NGI 0.25 m national aerial. Markers show the peak, channel & hazards — indicative local knowledge, not live conditions or navigation advice; tides, banks, rips & hazards change, so use your own eyes on the day.
About Mdumbi — Surf Local Knowledge
Mdumbi lies on the Wild Coast between Coffee Bay and Port St Johns, a deeply rural stretch of rolling hills, river valleys and empty beaches reached by dirt road. There is little here but a backpackers, a scattering of homesteads and one of the finest waves in the country, which is exactly the appeal for those who make the trip.
Mdumbi Point is a world-class right-hand point break, widely rated among South Africa's best; when the sandbanks are right it can run close to a kilometre. It needs a good south to south-west groundswell and a west to north-west offshore, and it handles size well, making it an intermediate-to-advanced wave with a long, fast wall. Even at its best it stays uncrowded. As with all the Wild Coast, there are no lifeguards, and rips, rocks and sharks demand respect and self-reliance.