Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mngazi today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mngazi at 5AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mngazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 514 | 535 | 651 | 663 | 588 | 507 | 434 | 426 | 347 | 312 | 288 | 282 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 297 | 306 | 230 | 161 | 158 | 347 | 448 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:42PM1.70m | 4:55AM1.66m | 5:23PM1.72m | 5:33AM1.62m | 6:02PM1.70m | 6:10AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.11m | 11:05AM0.01m | 11:30PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.03m | 00:09AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 514 | 535 | 651 | 663 | 588 | 507 | 434 | 426 | 347 | 290 | 288 | 282 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 196 | 306 | 192 | 156 | 158 | 347 | 448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 110 | 203 | 144 | 101 | 334 | 312 | 282 | 222 | 178 | 125 | 79 | 168 | 201 | 297 | 196 | 230 | 161 | 116 | 158 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 21 | — | — | — | 5 | 40 | 70 | 55 | 53 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
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