
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mntafufu today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mntafufu at 5AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mntafufu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1141 | 1141 | 1107 | 736 | 809 | 739 | 978 | 961 | 696 | 694 | 708 | 736 | 661 | 578 | 557 | 480 | 388 | 416 | 524 | 492 | 511 | 531 | 628 | 746 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.71m | 4:34PM1.86m | 4:49AM1.68m | 5:05PM1.79m | 5:20AM1.61m | 5:38PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM-0.05m | 10:45PM-0.02m | 10:50AM-0.01m | 11:16PM0.04m | 11:23AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
662 | 660 | 690 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 701 | 696 | 696 | 694 | 708 | 736 | 661 | 578 | 557 | 480 | 388 | 416 | 524 | 492 | 511 | 531 | 628 | 746 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 133 | 41 | 27 | 17 | 100 | 66 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SW 17 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — |
10 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 53 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
1141 | 1141 | 1107 | 736 | 809 | 739 | 978 | 961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 45 | 88 | 94 | 110 | 124 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 184 | 196 | 455 | 392 | 168 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 184 | 269 | 252 | 184 | 16 | 184 | 228 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 201 |
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