Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mngazi today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mngazi at 3PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mngazi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
184 | 113 | 110 | 79 | 89 | 158 | 232 | 321 | 431 | 602 | 752 | 869 | 892 | 1014 | 706 | 534 | 384 | 307 | 210 | 203 | 217 | 202 | 335 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:42AM1.59m | 6:02PM1.69m | 6:14AM1.49m | 6:36PM1.56m | 6:49AM1.35m | 7:17PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.07m | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:49AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
184 | 113 | 110 | 79 | 78 | 99 | 94 | 321 | 431 | 602 | 752 | 869 | 892 | 1014 | 706 | 534 | 384 | 307 | 210 | 203 | 217 | 202 | 335 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
18 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 158 | 232 | 90 | 69 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 73 | — | 22 | 29 | 27 | 77 | 140 | 180 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | S 9 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 89 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 48 | 28 | 51 | — | 55 | 51 | 37 | 16 | 118 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 64 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 436 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 76 | 76 | 253 | 117 | 145 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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