Mawi Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.90° S 116.16° E

Mawi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mawi at 5PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.4
SW
19
2.4
SW
19
2.4
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1018
1693
1449
1892
1892
1672
3943
3901
3786
4138
4444
4800
4745
4690
4581
4367
4027
3587
3334
3137
2761
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:14PM2.25m
1:29AM2.61m
1:44PM2.01m
1:57AM2.44m
2:13PM1.76m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.47m
7:53AM0.54m
7:32PM0.65m
8:31AM0.72m
7:53PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
24
24
24
23
24
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
28
26
27
25
25
25
23
24
27
26
26
24
24
25
25
25
27
27
26
25
24
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