Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mtunzini today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mtunzini at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mtunzini. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 118 | 104 | 102 | 151 | 142 | 139 | 129 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 98 | 130 | 126 | 86 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.60m | 8:05AM1.39m | 8:48PM1.45m | 9:21AM1.24m | 10:32PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.52m | 2:18PM0.51m | 3:15AM0.65m | 3:40PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 124 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 118 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 104 | 22 | 23 | 142 | 139 | 129 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 98 | 130 | 126 | 26 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 17 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 102 | 151 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 69 | 56 | 49 | 33 | 26 | 54 | 56 | 5 | 25 | 42 | 57 | 59 | 70 | 56 | 39 | 37 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 804 | 92 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 359 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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