Mawi Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.90° S 116.16° E

Mawi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mawi at 3PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
S
14
1.7
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3263
3428
1396
2800
2109
1642
1507
1261
1733
3468
3917
4153
4103
3381
3502
3257
2986
2731
2491
2047
1801
1776
1776
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:25AM2.62m
10:26PM2.19m
10:13AM2.76m
10:59PM2.42m
10:55AM2.81m
Low Tide
3:09AM0.93m
4:10PM0.19m
4:02AM0.68m
4:45PM0.09m
4:46AM0.47m
5:18PM0.05m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
25
25
25
24
25
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
26
24
24
24
25
26
25
26
26
26
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