Mawi Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.90° S 116.16° E

Mawi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mawi sea temperature is
26.5° C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Mawi today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mawi at 3PM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)19s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)18s
Evening (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
19
2.4
SW
19
2.4
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3943
3901
3786
4138
4444
4800
4745
4959
4581
4367
4027
3587
3543
3137
2905
2692
2352
1976
1716
3378
3339
3457
3178
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM2.01m
1:57AM2.44m
2:13PM1.76m
2:28AM2.25m
2:47PM1.52m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.54m
7:32PM0.65m
8:31AM0.72m
7:53PM0.84m
9:18AM0.91m
8:09PM1.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
24
23
24
26
27
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
27
25
27
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
27
26
25
25
24
25
25
27
25
25
23
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