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

	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sun
	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	Night	PM	PM	Night	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	Night	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Malawi	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Main Break Swakopmund	Buraco Luanda	Buraco Luanda	Main Break Swakopmund	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Buraco Luanda	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Buraco Luanda	Main Break Swakopmund	Guns Swakopmund	Cabo Ledo Benguela	TTs West	Ambinanibe East	Buraco Luanda	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast
Rating	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	5	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	2	2	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	2.5 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SW	1.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	13	13	13	12	16	12	18	13	16	14	12	11	18	13	12	15	15	14	13	9
Energy(?)	649	583	454	490	472	376	1119	346	667	919	3369	612	348	361	931	1872	1231	1361	1233	487	569	430
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross	on	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)					7:18PM 0.25	6:57AM 0.34		7:36PM 0.28		3:06PM 3.19	7:55PM 0.32	7:42AM 0.38		8:16PM 0.34				8:32AM 0.37
Low Tide / height (m)				1:26PM 0.08	12:43AM 0.12		1:34PM 0.04	1:11AM 0.09			1:40AM 0.07		2:11PM -0.01	2:09AM 0.05					2:53PM -0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	4	-	-	1	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	28	24	27	28	25	27	20	27	27	19	17	27	25	23	27	17	17	26	26	25	26	17
Low °C	26	23	25	26	23	27	19	27	27	18	15	26	24	22	26	17	15	26	25	23	26	16
Chill °C (?)	28	24	27	28	25	27	20	27	27	19	16	27	25	23	27	16	16	26	26	25	26	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:39	-	-	5:38	-	-	6:52	6:05	-	6:52	-	-	5:36	-	-	6:50	-	-	5:49	-	-	6:21
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	2.5 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSE	1.1 SW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SW	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	15	14	13	13	13	12	16	12	18	13	16	14	12	8	18	13	12	15	15	14	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.6 SW	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SW	0.5 SW	-	0.7 SW	0.8 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.7 SW	0.3 SSE	0.6 SE	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	13	13	5	7	7	6	10	7	12	20	-	10	8	11	12	20	19	7	9	8	19	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 E	1.0 ENE	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSW	-	-	0.9 SSW	-	-	0.8 E	0.9 E	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 ENE	0.7 SSW	-
Period (s)	7	6	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	6	-	-	8	4	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-

	Sunday 12				Monday 13								Tuesday 14									Wed
	10AM	2PM	5PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	10AM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	5AM	8AM	10AM	3PM	6PM	8PM	11PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Malawi	Buraco Luanda	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Main Break Swakopmund	Main Break Swakopmund	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buraco Luanda
Rating	2	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SW	0.5 S	0.6 S	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	0.6 E	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	9	13	13	13	13	19	18	12	12	12	6	6	18
Energy(?)	374	89	154	561	583	537	530	500	387	71	416	474	472	476	541	589	351	279	282	255	240	667
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	-	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	-	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	-	-	-	low	mid-flow	-	-	-
High Tide / height (m)				7:10PM 0.21				6:37AM 0.30		2:05PM 2.49		7:18PM 0.25
Low Tide / height (m)						12:13AM 0.14								12:43AM 0.12				1:34PM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	clear	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	3
Temp. °C	28	24	24	24	24	23	23	26	27	27	26	25	24	24	17	17	28	26	25	25	24	27
Chill °C (?)	28	24	24	24	24	23	23	26	27	27	26	25	24	24	16	16	28	26	25	25	24	27
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.5 S	0.6 S	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	0.6 E	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.8 SW	1.0 S	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	9	13	13	13	13	11	7	12	12	12	6	6	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 S	0.3 SSE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 E	0.5 SW	0.3 ESE	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 E	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	5	8	8	15	13	6	6	6	5	9	7	7	7	7	19	11	7	7	11	12	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SSW	-	-	0.5 SSE	0.8 ESE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	4	4	6	6	-

	Sunday 12															Monday 13
	8AM	10AM	11AM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	4PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	11PM	0AM	0AM	3AM	4AM	4AM	5AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Malawi	Buraco Luanda	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Main Break Swakopmund	Main Break Swakopmund	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Ambinanibe East	Ambinanibe East	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buraco Luanda
Rating	2	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	0	0	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SW	0.5 ESE	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	16	15	15	15	12	13	7	14	14	14	14	12	12	13	14	14	12	12	13
Energy(?)	430	93	89	264	649	649	649	454	563	38	565	561	573	567	596	617	512	537	537	198	225	305
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											7:10PM 0.21
Low Tide / height (m)					1:42PM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	26	23	25	29	29	28	28	27	28	27	25	24	24	24	18	18	25	23	23	20	21	26
Chill °C (?)	26	23	25	29	29	28	28	27	28	27	25	24	24	24	18	18	25	23	23	20	21	26
Sunrise	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.0 E	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SW	0.5 ESE	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	7	15	15	15	12	13	7	14	14	14	14	12	12	13	14	14	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSW	-	0.2 E	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSE	1.1 S	1.2 S	0.6 SW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.5 SSE	0.5 S	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	5	8	8	10	13	13	13	15	-	10	15	15	14	14	7	7	5	6	6	12	12	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.2 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	0.5 SW	-	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	-	-	-	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	7	5	-	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	6	6	4	4	-

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