
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 85 | 63 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 51 | 145 | 95 | 120 | 118 | 82 | 191 | 318 | 966 | 1106 | 1041 | 980 | 949 | 1622 | 2678 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.62m | 8:55AM1.43m | 9:41PM1.54m | 10:14AM1.36m | 11:07PM1.51m | 11:50AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.45m | 2:53AM0.58m | 3:08PM0.54m | 4:07AM0.64m | 4:27PM0.60m | 5:38AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
60 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 81 | 95 | 55 | 48 | 82 | 82 | 318 | 966 | 1106 | 1041 | 980 | 949 | 1622 | 2678 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 32 | 33 | 82 | 120 | 118 | 67 | 191 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 |
6 | 21 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 16 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | N 5 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
84 | 85 | 63 | 44 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 71 | 47 | 51 | 145 | 52 | 2 | 39 | 49 | 45 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 171 | 152 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 212 | 208 | 104 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 571 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 210 |
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