Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mngazi today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mngazi at 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mngazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 313 | 328 | 1435 | 1887 | 1435 | 1807 | 1228 | 791 | 430 | 364 | 270 | 235 | 243 | 289 | 180 | 145 | 103 | 85 | 208 | 109 | 180 | 1444 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:07AM0.97m | 11:02PM0.98m | 12:18PM1.10m | 00:31AM1.10m | 1:01PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.71m | 4:31PM0.80m | 5:30AM0.68m | 6:32PM0.67m | 6:36AM0.55m | 7:13PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 230 | 123 | 90 | 60 | 42 | 27 | 1026 | 723 | 548 | 430 | 364 | 270 | 235 | 243 | 289 | 180 | 77 | 99 | 85 | 117 | 109 | 106 | 1444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 118 | 31 | 26 | 12 | — | — | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 145 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 67 | 180 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | SW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 39 | 76 | 24 | 13 | 51 | 45 | 67 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 313 | 328 | 1435 | 1887 | 1435 | 1807 | 1228 | 791 | 142 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 21 | 119 | 39 | 16 | 72 | 208 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 12 | 406 | 627 | 627 | 179 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 151 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 170 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 408 | 1033 | 409 | 12 | 0 |
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