Maravi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s shaping up for Maravi. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and ordinary. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly messy, and there’s no real quality on the cards. But I’ll walk you through the whole stretch so you know what’s what.

First up, the water temperature is sitting at 84°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a nice little bonus if you’re paddling out, but unfortunately, the waves just aren’t there to match.

We’ve got a long gap of nothing worth paddling for from now through the first week of August. The swell is hanging around 2ft to 3ft, all from the WNW or NW, with short periods between 5 and 8 seconds. That’s weak, windswell stuff. The combined energy is mostly in the teens to low 60s (23 to 94), which is weak. The wind is generally onshore or cross-onshore, so the surface is going to be choppy and bumpy. There’s a few mornings with glassy conditions, like Tuesday the 4th and Thursday the 6th, but the waves are still too small and weak to get excited about. The best you’ll see is a score of 1 out of 10 on some mornings, and even then it’s described as “marginal” or “surfable but very ordinary.”

The only real standout in this whole 16-day window comes on Monday the 10th of August. That morning, we’ve got a glassy calm with a 3ft swell from the WNW, period 8 seconds, and the combined energy pushes up to 105 (moderate). That’s the best combo of clean conditions and a little bit of push. It’s still not epic, but it’s the closest thing to a surfable wave we’ll see. The break is Maravi, which is fairly exposed to swell and best with an offshore from the SW. The wind that morning is from the WSW at 0 mph, so it’s dead calm. That’s about as clean as it gets. The swell direction is WNW, which isn’t the optimum SW, but with the small size and glassy surface, you can still get a few fun ones. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, and crowds are only sometimes an issue. For a beginner or someone just wanting to get wet, that Tuesday morning the 11th also has a similar 3ft swell with glassy conditions, but the energy is a bit lower (88).

After that, the swell tries to hang around 3ft to 3ft through the 12th and 13th, but the wind turns onshore again, so it’s back to messy.

Honestly, if you’re looking for quality, this is a quiet period. The best advice I can give is to keep an eye on that Monday the 10th morning. If you’re desperate for a session, that’s your window. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty

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