Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 223 | 199 | 188 | 138 | 133 | 127 | 111 | 160 | 217 | 186 | 78 | 473 | 1366 | 2586 | 3169 | 2940 | 2952 | 2562 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.41m | 1:23PM1.41m | 1:54AM1.57m | 2:24PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.71m | 7:03AM0.64m | 7:31PM0.56m | 8:09AM0.45m | 8:31PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 92 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 60 | 97 | 39 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 179 | 223 | 199 | 188 | 138 | 133 | 127 | 111 | 160 | 217 | 57 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 23 | 21 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 63 | 58 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 40 | 46 | 48 | 59 | 63 | 59 | 86 | 152 | 234 | 46 | 207 | 473 | 1366 | 2586 | 3169 | 2940 | 2952 | 2562 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 428 | 318 | 207 | 153 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 458 | 55 | 0 | 152 | 1067 | 458 | 458 | 571 | 614 | 447 | 447 | 263 |
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