Maimba Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.71° S 40.52° W

Maimba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Maimba sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.1° 

Maimba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Maimba today (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Maimba at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
11
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.1
E
15
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
112
141
91
98
98
85
96
133
7
9
217
248
4
168
159
18
30
48
26
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:46AM0.89m
00:12AM0.91m
12:56PM0.98m
1:11AM1.01m
1:38PM1.08m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.66m
6:38AM0.54m
7:10PM0.53m
7:29AM0.42m
7:49PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
21
21
20
19
19
24
28
27
23
23
22
21
21
27
32
28
24
24
Feels °C
19
19
18
19
18
17
17
23
25
23
20
21
20
19
19
25
29
26
22
26
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