Tiger Stripes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 0.29° N 73.40° E

Issued: 4 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tiger Stripes sea temperature is

29.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tiger Stripes today (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tiger Stripes at 12PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	16s
Evening (16 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s

Table - waves today at Tiger Stripes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 13	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	538	590	635	733	1195	754	411	334	610	874	651	459	347	513	360	491	589	813	1036	2210	2157	2541	2310	1493
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		4:02AM0.97m				3:41PM0.91m				4:29AM0.88m				3:57PM0.83m				4:59AM0.78m				4:07PM0.74m
Low Tide				9:50AM0.30m				9:59PM0.13m				10:12AM0.37m				10:24PM0.20m				10:34AM0.45m				10:51PM0.29m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	4	2	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	27
Feels °C	29	28	28	28	30	31	30	30	30	29	28	29	31	31	31	30	30	29	30	29	31	30	31	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 13	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	538	573	573	468	1195	754	411	278	610	874	651	459	347	513	89	89	114	813	1036	2210	2157	2541	2310	1493
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 12	SSE 7	SSW 12	SSW 15	SE 8	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 8	S 10	S 10
kJ	381	590	635	733	118	31	269	334	28	41	149	149	251	228	249	491	589	121	169	29	129	12	125	514
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 7	—	S 24	NW 18	SSW 12	SSE 8	SSE 7	SW 12	NW 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	E 8	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 7
kJ	33	67	—	11	12	96	37	36	69	11	20	15	10	15	360	249	192	113	74	29	5	37	35	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 7	S 6	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	6	55	51	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Yala East	Bedhuge North Male Atoll	Matara West	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Peanut Farm Point East	Bedhuge North Male Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll	Bedhuge North Male Atoll	Kaup Beach Karnataka	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll	Koodhoo Huvadhoo Atoll
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1119	193	1014	195	1190	193	49	49	49	193	1446	195	49	49	49	49	49	49	168	168	168	49	49	49
Best forecast wave conditions in Huvadhoo Atoll							Viligili	Viligili	Viligili				Viligili	Viligili	Viligili	Viligili	Viligili	Viligili				Viligili	Viligili	Viligili
Rating (10 max)							3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3	4				4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Maldives		Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll		Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll		Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Viligili Huvadhoo Atoll	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll		Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Viligili Huvadhoo Atoll	Viligili Huvadhoo Atoll	Male North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Viligili Huvadhoo Atoll	Viligili Huvadhoo Atoll	Colas (Cokes) North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll	Yin Yang North Male Atoll
Rating (10 max)		3		3		3	3	3	3	2		3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	4	8	5	7	6	5	5

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