Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 195 | 160 | 202 | 164 | 208 | 273 | 169 | 273 | 459 | 407 | 387 | 362 | 327 | 345 | 205 | 239 | 378 | 359 | 322 | 273 | 266 | 223 | 192 |
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 | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.60m | 3:22AM1.70m | 3:44PM1.68m | 3:55AM1.75m | 4:17PM1.73m | 4:27AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.41m | 9:33AM0.33m | 9:45PM0.35m | 10:06AM0.27m | 10:19PM0.32m | 10:38AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 180 | 166 | 160 | 98 | 164 | 208 | 164 | 169 | 138 | 118 | 95 | 387 | 362 | 126 | 345 | 171 | 239 | 240 | 270 | 322 | 273 | 266 | 223 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | S 23 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 154 | 11 | 98 | 67 | 66 | 139 | 273 | 459 | 407 | 76 | 99 | 242 | 150 | 205 | 137 | 378 | 281 | 161 | 178 | 186 | 109 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 44 | 75 | 44 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 178 | 70 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 68 | — | — | 38 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | N 4 | N 5 | NE 7 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 148 | 195 | 25 | 202 | 15 | 55 | 273 | — | 2 | 49 | 217 | 341 | 340 | 327 | — | — | — | — | 359 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 586 | 947 | 494 | 458 | 55 | 55 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 152 | 571 |
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