Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1288 | 1144 | 1127 | 1011 | 1138 | 1247 | 1200 | 851 | 717 | 608 | 589 | 503 | 411 | 411 | 246 | 314 | 327 | 302 | 256 | 256 | 244 | 214 | 186 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.47m | 1:46AM1.66m | 2:18PM1.62m | 2:43AM1.78m | 3:10PM1.78m | 3:31AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.48m | 8:05AM0.40m | 8:24PM0.35m | 8:57AM0.26m | 9:16PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1288 | 1144 | 1127 | 1011 | 1138 | 1247 | 1200 | 851 | 717 | 608 | 589 | 503 | 411 | 411 | 142 | 314 | 327 | 302 | 256 | 256 | 244 | 214 | 186 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 20 | 47 | 44 | 246 | 232 | 179 | 220 | 170 | 160 | 157 | 151 | 145 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | 20 | 40 | 45 | 66 | 66 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 116 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | 37 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 212 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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