Malawi Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

Malawi wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the Malawi region.

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Malawi Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sun	Monday 16			Tue		Wed				Thursday 19			Fri		Sat				Sun		Mon
	Night	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	Night	PM	PM	Night	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Malawi	Buraco Luanda	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Buraco Luanda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Quissico Inhambane	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Quissico Inhambane	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buraco Luanda	Buraco Luanda	Quissico Inhambane	TTs West	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Guns Swakopmund	TTs West	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Main Break Swakopmund
Rating	2	3	3	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	1	1	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	1.6 ENE	2.4 S	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 ESE	1.5 E	1.3 E	1.3 ESE	0.5 SW	1.5 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 E	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.9 ENE	0.7 SW	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	7	8	12	12	9	8	10	10	13	14	11	12	15	14	9	8	14	14	7	12	8
Energy(?)	736	429	1236	203	342	438	375	422	423	175	1125	116	188	637	590	249	763	970	291	416	160	533
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:44PM 1.46	3:03AM 1.59			3:36AM 2.77		3:48PM 2.76	3:59AM 1.84		4:10PM 1.67	3:54AM 1.75		4:16PM 1.60	9:24PM 0.36	5:02AM 3.00	5:13PM 2.05		5:31AM 1.79	5:32PM 1.46		10:08AM 0.34
Low Tide / height (m)			8:50PM 0.18	9:10AM 0.17	8:52AM 0.11	9:27PM 0.18	9:44AM 0.12		9:44PM -0.03	10:08AM -0.04		9:43PM 0.01	10:10AM -0.06			11:10AM -0.06		11:14PM -0.02	11:42AM 0.04		11:53PM 0.03	4:12AM 0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	13	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	27	27	20	27	28	25	27	26	25	26	25	27	26	27	27	26	22	28	26	28	19	21
Low °C	26	26	19	25	27	23	24	23	23	26	24	26	26	27	25	25	21	25	26	27	17	20
Chill °C (?)	27	27	20	27	28	25	27	26	25	26	25	27	26	27	27	26	22	28	26	28	19	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	7:07
Sunset	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:15	6:19	-	5:52	-	-	7:12	-	-	6:12	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	0.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 ESE	1.5 E	1.3 E	1.3 ESE	0.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	1.1 ESE	1.0 S	0.8 E	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	12	12	12	9	8	10	10	10	14	11	12	9	6	9	12	14	8	11	12	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 S	-	-	0.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	1.1 E	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.5 SW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	-	11	-	-	6	13	11	11	12	13	10	16	4	15	14	13	-	-	12	8	4	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 ENE	2.4 S	0.2 SSW	1.1 E	-	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 NE	0.6 SSW	-	0.5 SW	-	-	1.0 S	0.9 S	1.7 SSW	1.0 S	-	1.9 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	8	3	8	-	2	2	5	5	-	5	-	-	6	7	8	6	-	7	-	-

	Sun	Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18
	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	10AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	6PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Malawi	Guns Swakopmund	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buraco Luanda	Tofinho Inhambane	Tofinho Inhambane	Tofinho Inhambane	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Ambinanibe East	Tofinho Inhambane	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Quissico Inhambane	Ambinanibe East
Rating	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	2	3	3	3	0	1	3	3	3	3	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SW	2.0 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.2 SW	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SE	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.2 ESE	1.5 E	1.7 E	2.2 ENE	1.7 SSW	1.2 ESE	0.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	7	7	7	13	7	7	7	7	7	12	12	11	11	13	9	8	8	7	11	9	12
Energy(?)	360	706	616	614	495	189	172	153	864	754	377	798	688	575	160	252	600	511	950	891	345	160
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low
High Tide / height (m)			2:37AM 1.42				2:56PM 2.34				3:01AM 1.56								3:30AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)					8:16AM 0.20				8:50PM 0.18				8:33AM 0.16				9:20PM 0.25				9:43AM 0.08	2:50PM -0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	22	22	23	26	27	27	26	23	22	20	18	21	21	26	26	23	22	21	18	28	29
Chill °C (?)	20	22	22	23	26	27	27	26	23	22	20	18	21	21	26	26	23	22	21	18	28	29
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	1.6 ENE	1.5 E	1.4 ENE	1.2 SW	1.2 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SE	1.6 E	1.4 ENE	1.1 E	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	0.5 SSW	1.2 ESE	1.2 E	1.7 E	1.8 ENE	1.7 SSW	1.2 ESE	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	12	7	7	7	13	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	13	9	8	8	7	11	9	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SW	0.6 SSW	-
Period (s)	8	11	14	14	-	11	11	11	13	13	12	12	11	11	15	14	12	11	11	14	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.0 ENE	-	-	-	-	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	0.4 WSW	-	-	-	2.1 ESE	-	1.5 E	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	-	-	2.2 E
Period (s)	-	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	7	7	3	-	-	-	9	-	8	8	7	-	-	9

	Sunday 15			Monday 16
	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	0AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	12PM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Malawi	Guns Swakopmund	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buraco Luanda	Tofinho Inhambane	Tofinho Inhambane	Tofinho Inhambane	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Ambinanibe East	Tofinho Inhambane	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Quissico Inhambane	Ambinanibe East
Rating	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	2	3	3	3	0	1	3	3	3	3	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.3 SW	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.4 E	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 ESE	1.5 ENE	0.7 SSW	1.6 ENE	3.0 S	1.2 ESE	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	7	7	7	14	8	8	8	7	7	8	12	12	12	16	8	7	13	7	7	7	15
Energy(?)	398	427	411	411	736	283	282	258	616	616	334	1129	1123	827	252	191	263	335	348	836	185	204
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	on	cross
High Tide / height (m)							2:43AM 2.27												2:44PM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)													8:03AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	23	23	23	26	26	26	26	22	21	21	19	19	19	29	27	27	29	27	21	26	26
Chill °C (?)	20	23	23	23	26	26	26	26	22	21	21	18	18	18	29	27	27	29	27	21	26	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:57	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.4 E	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.4 SSW	1.9 ESE	1.2 ESE	0.2 SSW	1.2 E	0.5 SSW	-	1.2 ESE	1.7 ESE
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	14	8	8	8	7	7	8	10	10	12	9	8	14	8	13	-	7	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	-	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.1 S	-	0.3 SSE	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	8	11	11	11	-	12	12	12	14	14	14	10	10	10	16	11	11	13	11	-	11	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	-	-	-	-	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 S	-	-	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	3.0 S	-	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	-	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	7	7	8	12	12	6	-	-	7	7	7	7	-	4

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