Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mbotyi today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mbotyi at 3AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mbotyi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 753 | 764 | 715 | 684 | 734 | 750 | 750 | 612 | 612 | 574 | 574 | 539 | 539 | 508 | 587 | 670 | 698 | 794 | 755 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.61m | 4:41AM1.61m | 5:05PM1.66m | 5:09AM1.61m | 5:33PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.20m | 10:50AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:17AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 753 | 764 | 715 | 684 | 734 | 750 | 750 | 612 | 612 | 574 | 574 | 539 | 539 | 508 | 587 | 670 | 698 | 794 | 755 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 407 | 303 | 294 | 286 | 286 | 282 | 180 | 147 | 217 | 163 | 82 | 77 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 30 | 486 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | W 18 | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 102 | — | — | 50 | — | 21 | 21 | — | 6 | — | — | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 688 | 710 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 696 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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