Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mbomvu today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mbomvu at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mbomvu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 339 | 330 | 251 | 226 | 191 | 214 | 337 | 595 | 468 | 390 | 294 | 288 | 210 | 167 | 164 | 475 | 512 | 519 | 461 | 443 | 362 | 357 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.18m | 8:55PM1.28m | 9:34AM1.06m | 10:39PM1.20m | 11:52AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.45m | 2:18PM0.45m | 3:28AM0.56m | 3:43PM0.57m | 5:27AM0.59m | 5:54PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 148 | 223 | 184 | 149 | 118 | 118 | 56 | 337 | 595 | 468 | 390 | 294 | 288 | 210 | 167 | 164 | 475 | 512 | 519 | 221 | 443 | 225 | 167 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 339 | 330 | 251 | 226 | 191 | 92 | 39 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 461 | 10 | 362 | 357 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | E 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | — | SSE 6 | E 9 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 258 | 60 | — | 18 | 23 | 18 | 214 | 92 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 67 | 70 | 117 | — | 3 | 64 | — | — | 11 | 12 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 98 | 132 | 131 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 51 | 61 | 118 | 77 | 192 | — | 5 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 103 | 28 | 391 | 65 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 456 | 122 | 265 | 81 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 65 |
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