Mawi Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.90° S 116.16° E

Mawi 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mawi at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SSW
12
0.9
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4190
4071
3343
3301
2954
2726
2383
2040
1741
1597
1426
677
690
680
934
732
808
711
700
458
546
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
10:53PM2.42m
10:48AM2.63m
11:15PM2.58m
11:17AM2.65m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.25m
4:45AM0.53m
5:04PM0.20m
5:14AM0.38m
5:27PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
24
24
23
24
26
27
26
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
27
26
27
26
25
26
25
26
27
28
27
27
26
25
25
25
27
27
27
27
26
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