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

	Fri	Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05
	Night	AM	AM	Night	AM	AM	Night	AM	AM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Malawi	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Buraco Luanda	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Buraco Luanda	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Ambinanibe East	Buraco Luanda	Jacobs Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Ambinanibe East	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North
Rating	3	4	3	4	4	2	3	3	2	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 ESE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 S
Period(s)	18	17	15	16	15	14	11	14	13	12	11	8	15	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12
Energy	860	1068	1216	1304	1103	586	532	778	286	1182	536	417	787	631	466	309	214	155	3047	3246	2685	4866
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		7:29AM 0.27		8:11PM 0.33	8:01AM 0.26		3:31AM 1.39	8:30AM 0.26	4:18AM 1.17	4:05AM 1.37		5:20PM 3.19	9:37PM 0.34		5:12PM 1.43	10:08PM 0.34	9:50AM 0.24	5:52PM 1.40		6:11AM 1.42	6:46PM 1.38
Low Tide / height (m)	1:57AM 0.09		8:58AM 0.28	2:27AM 0.08		9:36AM 0.28	9:29PM 0.31		10:12AM 0.28	10:03PM 0.33	10:22AM 0.26			10:55AM 0.30			4:33AM 0.08		12:06AM 0.43	12:27PM 0.34		12:46AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	10	12
High °C	22	25	25	22	25	25	17	25	24	17	16	28	21	16	19	21	24	18	14	12	13	14
Low °C	21	22	24	21	23	24	17	22	24	17	16	27	20	14	19	19	21	17	12	12	12	13
Chill °C (?)	22	25	25	22	25	25	16	25	24	17	16	28	21	16	19	21	24	17	12	10	12	13
Sunrise	-	6:28	6:16	-	6:28	6:16	-	6:28	6:16	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:02	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 ESE	1.4 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.0 E	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 ESE	0.8 SW	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE
Period (s)	8	17	15	16	15	14	11	14	13	12	11	8	15	13	12	12	8	11	11	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.3 ESE	-	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	-	0.3 WSW	0.8 SE	0.5 SW	0.2 S	0.1 W	-	1.2 ENE	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.8 E	0.9 SSW	0.2 W	0.9 SE	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	18	9	-	8	8	-	10	10	7	12	11	-	6	11	12	8	12	10	14	11	12	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	1.5 ESE	1.5 NE	-	-	-	-	0.3 S	-	-	-	3.0 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	8	6	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	12

	Friday 29			Saturday 30							Sunday 31								Monday 01
	5PM	8PM	10PM	1AM	6AM	9AM	11AM	2PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Malawi	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Buraco Luanda	Buraco Luanda	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Guns Swakopmund	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Guns Swakopmund	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	TTs West	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s)	14	13	16	16	17	17	13	12	16	16	16	16	15	15	12	11	11	11	14	14	14	14
Energy	1204	1186	1374	1362	1120	1068	1623	617	1270	1214	1304	1333	1192	1103	970	293	283	283	1251	722	819	778
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	2:19PM 1.45					7:29AM 0.27				8:11PM 0.33				8:01AM 0.26			3:26PM 1.49					8:30AM 0.26
Low Tide / height (m)			8:58PM 0.22				8:35AM 0.28					2:27AM 0.08			9:08AM 0.29				11:31PM 0.35	2:56AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	19	24	23	21	22	27	21	23	22	21	21	21	23	29	24	22	21	21	21	21	22
Chill °C (?)	22	19	24	23	21	22	27	21	23	22	21	21	21	23	29	24	22	21	21	21	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28
Sunset	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	16	16	17	17	13	12	16	16	16	16	15	15	12	11	11	11	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 SW	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	-	-	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	1.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	1.1 ESE	1.1 ESE	0.8 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	9	9	-	-	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	8	8	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 S	-	-	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	3

	Friday 29	Saturday 30
	2PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	10PM	11PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	11AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Malawi	Buraco Luanda	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Buraco Luanda	Buraco Luanda	Buraco Luanda	Buraco Luanda	Buraco Luanda	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Guns Swakopmund	Buraco Luanda
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	16	14	14	14	13	13	18	18	16	16	16	16	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	13	15
Energy	1675	1342	1204	1204	1186	1186	742	690	1374	1374	1362	1362	1344	1267	1120	1094	1081	1068	1043	1150	1623	1200
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																	7:29AM 0.27
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	22	22	21	20	19	22	22	24	23	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	22	24	25	27	25
Chill °C (?)	24	22	22	21	20	19	22	22	24	23	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	22	24	25	27	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	2.2 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	16	14	14	14	13	13	8	8	16	16	16	16	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	13	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	-	-	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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