Surf Forecasts:
Manafiafy surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period, SSE swell with 2,303 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Manafiafy this week:
The surf forecast for Manafiafy over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Manafiafy in the next 16 days are 2.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manafiafy over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 20 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 66 | 91 | 87 | 92 | 124 | 104 | 102 | 121 | 100 | 89 | 54 | 73 | 137 | 1351 | 573 | 1177 | 377 | 249 | 274 | 1639 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:22AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.21m | 8:55AM0.16m | 8:43PM0.24m | 9:11AM0.18m | 9:00PM0.28m | 9:30AM0.20m | 9:19PM0.32m | 9:47AM0.21m | 9:40PM0.34m | 10:04AM0.22m | 10:01PM0.36m | 10:21AM0.23m | 10:22PM0.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.11m | 3:20AM0.09m | 2:21PM0.09m | 3:23AM0.05m | 2:42PM0.07m | 3:42AM0.02m | 3:04PM0.05m | 4:04AM0.00m | 3:25PM0.04m | 4:27AM-0.00m | 3:46PM0.03m | 4:48AM-0.00m | 4:06PM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 14 | E 8 | E 9 | S 17 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 19 |
| kJ | 328 | 66 | 415 | 435 | 92 | 349 | 334 | 102 | 277 | 210 | 241 | 365 | 338 | 331 | 379 | 573 | 548 | 573 | 451 | 396 | 1639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 104 | 4 | 91 | 87 | 29 | 124 | 104 | — | 121 | 100 | 89 | 54 | 73 | 137 | 167 | 434 | 467 | 377 | 249 | 193 | 319 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 16 | — | SE 19 | SE 18 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | S 26 | S 24 | S 22 | S 13 | S 20 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | — | 14 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 26 | 297 | 13 | 44 | 82 | 54 | 274 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NNE 5 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 518 | 425 | 732 | 666 | 450 | 608 | 534 | 403 | 61 | — | 5 | 7 | 32 | 71 | 1351 | 567 | 1177 | 104 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 921 | 377 | 377 | 921 | 377 | 377 | 921 | 33 | 0 | 921 | 0 | 929 | 921 | 921 | 25 | 921 | 382 | 382 | 924 | 25 |
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