Maravi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's be straight with you—this is a tough stretch ahead for Maravi. Over the next few weeks, there's barely a whisper of proper surf. We're looking at a long, dry spell with nothing but tiny, weak waves and mostly junk winds. The water's sitting at a warm 85.3°, which is a touch warmer than what's normal for this time of year, not that you'll be doing much paddling.

Alright, let's run through it. Sunday the 16th kicks off with a tiny 3.3ft swell out of the WNW, but the morning's cross-shore and the afternoon's onshore, both with poor surf conditions. The combined energy is weak at 116, and honestly, it's not worth a look. Monday the 17th is even smaller, with the same story. Tuesday the 18th morning has a glassy surface with that small 3.0ft swell, and the combined energy is a measly 81—it's surfable but very ordinary, not something you'd get excited about. The rest of that week and into the next is a complete write-off: swells barely reach 2.6ft, periods are short, winds are mostly onshore or cross, and the energy readings are in the teens and twenties. There's a glassy morning on Saturday the 22nd, but the swell is a pathetic 2.3ft and the energy is only 29. You'd be better off with a kayak.

We then hit a gap of almost no surf through to the end of the month. Sunday the 30th morning sees a tiny uptick—3.0ft swell from the WNW, period 8 seconds, energy 116—but the wind is cross-shore and it's still classed as poor. The afternoon gets a bit bigger at 3.9ft, but the energy only climbs to 183 and the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. Then Monday the 31st morning has the best-looking swell size at 4.3ft and a period of 8 seconds, with combined energy hitting 228, and the wind is light cross-shore. But it's still labeled poor surf conditions, and with that short period and weak energy, it's not going to deliver anything quality. The afternoon is back onshore.

Honestly, there's nothing here that stands out as a good option. The waves are too small, too weak, and the wind is rarely your friend. This is one of those blank runs where you just have to wait for a better forecast. Keep an eye on it, but for now, save your energy.

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