Maravi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the outlook for the next couple of weeks is a quiet one. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and mostly messy surf ahead, so don’t get your hopes up for any kind of session to remember.

We start with a bit of a dud. Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th of August are both a write-off. Tiny 1 ft to 2 ft swell from the WNW with a short, weak period of 6 seconds, and the wind is either on it or cross-shore making it bumpy. There’s basically no energy in the water (combined energy is just 14 to 22), so it’s a good time to wax the board and wait.

Friday the 28th is more of the same—tiny 1 ft swell, poor conditions, and cross-onshore winds. Not worth paddling out.

Saturday the 29th sees a slight bump to 2 ft–3 ft from the WNW, but the period is still a short 7 seconds, so the waves will be weak and crumbly. The morning has a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSW, which keeps things clean, but the energy is still low at 47–56. It’s the best of a bad lot, but that’s not saying much.

Sunday the 30th actually brings a noticeable jump in swell height to 4 ft from the WNW, with a period of 8 seconds and combined energy hitting 212. That’s a moderate energy pulse, but with the wind swinging cross-off in the morning from the SSW, the surf could be clean enough for a go. Still, the waves will be a bit fat and inconsistent. This is your best window in the whole forecast, but it’s still pretty average.

From Monday the 31st of August onward, it’s a slow decline. Swell drops back to 3 ft–3 ft through the week, with periods slipping to 7–8 seconds and energy dropping into the low double digits. Wind is on it or cross-onshore most days. There are a few mornings with glassy conditions—like Wednesday the 2nd of September and Thursday the 3rd of September—where the swell is just 2 ft, making for small, clean, but gutless waves. Those are good for a longboard or a paddle if you’re desperate, but not much else.

The second week is even more of a snooze. From the 4th to the 10th of September, the swell stays tiny—2 ft to 2 ft—with periods of 5–6 seconds and combined energy barely cracking 30. Some mornings have glassy or light offshore wind, but the waves are just too small to ride with any enthusiasm.

Water temperature at Maravi is 85°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need a wetsuit.

Bottom line: there’s nothing here that’ll get your heart pumping. The best shot is Sunday the 30th of August, with 4 ft of clean-ish swell and a cross-off breeze in the morning. After that, don’t expect much. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, this is a flat spell we’ve got to sit through.

Rusty.

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