Mawi Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.90° S 116.16° E

Mawi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mawi sea temperature is
27.6°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mawi at 6AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
19
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1292
1255
1144
1011
932
918
828
760
822
797
784
1118
1775
3587
3467
3727
4461
5108
5119
5366
5366
5366
5366
4490
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
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
cross-off
High Tide
5:24AM1.68m
7:55PM1.77m
7:22AM1.81m
8:16PM2.00m
8:14AM1.98m
8:38PM2.24m
Low Tide
11:13PM1.49m
12:55PM1.03m
1:40AM1.28m
1:46PM0.90m
2:20AM1.00m
2:20PM0.78m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
30
29
28
29
30
29
30
29
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
30
30
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