Monwabisi Strand Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.79° E

Monwabisi Strand WaveFinder

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Monwabisi Strand sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.4° 

Monwabisi Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Monwabisi Strand surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, SSW swell with 1,142 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Monwabisi Strand this week:

The surf forecast for Monwabisi Strand over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Monwabisi Strand in the next 16 days are 1.7m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sun 23rd Aug)4.5ft (1.4m) 12s
Best Surf11PM (Wed 26th Aug)7.5ft (2.3m) 8s
Most Powerful 2AM (Tue 25th Aug)5.5ft (1.7m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Monwabisi Strand over the next 16 days.


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