Mawi Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.90° S 116.16° E

Mawi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mawi sea temperature is
27.0°C
1.0° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mawi at 5PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
297
268
252
362
342
395
381
502
739
1101
1193
1359
1506
1237
2037
2530
2529
2646
2655
2305
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
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
High Tide
1:15PM1.80m
1:03AM2.25m
1:51PM1.62m
1:33AM2.04m
3:03PM1.47m
Low Tide
6:42PM0.93m
7:54AM0.76m
7:04PM1.12m
8:48AM0.96m
7:28PM1.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
28
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
30
29
28
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
30
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