Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mbomvu today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mbomvu at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mbomvu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 464 | 445 | 434 | 685 | 739 | 1094 | 1236 | 1050 | 1039 | 938 | 854 | 561 | 444 | 824 | 550 | 414 | 945 | 706 | 669 | 501 | 396 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.15m | 00:44AM1.17m | 1:16PM1.34m | 1:35AM1.32m | 1:57PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.61m | 6:38PM0.58m | 6:56AM0.46m | 7:34PM0.41m | 7:40AM0.31m | 8:12PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | E 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 431 | 464 | 445 | 434 | 59 | 125 | 865 | 842 | 770 | 718 | 665 | 680 | 561 | 444 | 347 | 299 | 369 | 452 | 377 | 669 | 501 | 333 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 22 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 107 | 88 | 88 | 74 | 178 | 39 | 118 | 114 | 65 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 78 | 377 | 248 | 384 | 384 | 396 | 327 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 142 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 512 | 346 | 38 | 54 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 26 | 685 | 739 | 1094 | 1236 | 1050 | 1039 | 938 | 854 | 45 | 330 | 824 | 550 | 414 | 945 | 706 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 210 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 271 | 265 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 299 | 583 | 451 | 132 | 104 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 81 | 165 |
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