
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mntafufu today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mntafufu at 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mntafufu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 245 | 196 | 146 | 211 | 323 | 475 | 396 | 298 | 202 | 169 | 195 | 129 | 150 | 459 | 412 | 425 | 455 | 410 | 362 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09AM1.20m | 8:53PM1.30m | 9:31AM1.07m | 10:38PM1.20m | 11:50AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.45m | 3:25AM0.57m | 3:42PM0.58m | 5:24AM0.60m | 5:53PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
149 | 118 | 92 | 66 | 46 | 323 | 475 | 396 | 298 | 202 | 169 | 195 | 129 | 85 | 459 | 412 | 425 | 455 | 208 | 200 | 160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SW 14 | S 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
268 | 245 | 196 | 92 | 211 | 33 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 127 | 61 | 22 | 34 | 194 | 372 | 362 | 257 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
30 | 21 | 5 | 146 | 92 | 90 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 113 | 150 | 4 | 62 | 89 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | SW 3 |
80 | 110 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 39 | 346 | 410 | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 140 | 168 | 392 | 447 | 92 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 237 | 392 | 152 | 16 | 201 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 |
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