Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mdumbe today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 23s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mdumbe at 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 23s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Mdumbe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 307 | 303 | 297 | 292 | 286 | 239 | 617 | 1071 | 1730 | 3070 | 6070 | 5963 | 4356 | 3345 | 2405 | 1643 | 1297 | 1126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.09m | 12:16PM1.06m | 00:52AM1.19m | 1:33PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM0.67m | 5:39AM0.64m | 6:28PM0.62m | 7:16AM0.48m | 7:43PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 346 | 307 | 303 | 297 | 292 | 286 | 231 | 208 | 1071 | 1730 | 3070 | 6070 | 5963 | 4356 | 3345 | 2405 | 1643 | 1297 | 1126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 7 | SSW 23 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 258 | 142 | 119 | 194 | 223 | 210 | 44 | 617 | 167 | 198 | 818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 24 | S 13 | SE 7 | S 13 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 69 | 63 | 96 | 67 | 45 | 230 | 32 | 29 | 130 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 250 | 200 | 234 | — | — | — | 239 | 268 | 175 | 168 | 164 | 198 | 235 | 93 | 138 | 230 | 309 | 408 | 385 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 69 | 69 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 69 | 288 | 260 | 260 | 304 | 288 | 288 | 397 | 419 |
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