Mawi Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.90° S 116.16° E

Mawi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mawi sea temperature is
26.5°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mawi at 8PM is: 1.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)21s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)20s

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.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
0.8
SW
21
1
SW
20
1.4
SW
20
1.9
SW
19
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
544
761
1379
2398
4454
4636
4293
3950
4071
3785
3301
2954
2726
2383
2205
1885
1597
1006
677
690
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
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
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:32PM2.23m
10:18AM2.55m
10:53PM2.42m
10:48AM2.63m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.34m
4:15AM0.71m
4:41PM0.25m
4:45AM0.53m
5:04PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:13
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
24
26
26
26
25
24
24
23
24
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
26
26
24
25
25
25
24
26
26
26
27
27
25
26
25
26
27
26
27
27
25
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