Mawi Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.90° S 116.16° E

Mawi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mawi sea temperature is
26.4° C
0.0° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mawi at 3PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (20 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.4
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4581
4367
4027
3587
3543
3137
2905
2692
2481
2130
1951
3378
3339
3457
3178
3100
3062
2821
2663
2472
2441
2096
1989
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:13PM1.76m
2:28AM2.25m
2:47PM1.52m
3:07AM2.05m
4:01PM1.30m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.72m
7:53PM0.84m
9:18AM0.91m
8:09PM1.03m
10:43AM1.08m
8:03PM1.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:22
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
25
26
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
26
25
24
24
23
23
24
26
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
26
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
26
25
25
26
24
24
23
24
24
26
26
25
25
25
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