Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2602 | 2342 | 1877 | 1533 | 1338 | 1265 | 1172 | 1721 | 1834 | 2027 | 1921 | 1569 | 1357 | 1263 | 1119 | 1002 | 826 | 711 | 598 | 542 | 493 | 267 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.83m | 3:26AM1.89m | 3:49PM2.00m | 4:02AM1.99m | 4:25PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.26m | 9:16PM0.22m | 9:34AM0.10m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.01m | 10:31PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 90 | 118 | 37 | 44 | 120 | 218 | 657 | 308 | 303 | 163 | 231 | 210 | 161 | 1263 | 1119 | 1002 | 826 | 711 | 598 | 542 | 493 | 267 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 26 | S 24 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 23 | 24 | 125 | 246 | 50 | 173 | 217 | 152 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 119 | 135 | 98 | 100 | 130 | 164 | 126 | 121 | 132 | 201 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 23 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 51 | — | 68 | 215 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 53 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 75 | 37 | 39 | 104 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2602 | 2342 | 1877 | 1533 | 1338 | 1265 | 1172 | 1721 | 1834 | 2027 | 1921 | 1569 | 1357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 1090 | 1109 | 1109 | 210 | 209 | 1109 | 595 | 1060 | 1090 | 1109 | 263 | 1109 | 236 | 130 | 90 | 0 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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