Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 445 | 521 | 486 | 508 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 575 | 490 | 480 | 490 | 502 | 614 | 657 | 678 | 657 | 904 | 867 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.57m | 7:17AM1.43m | 7:52PM1.33m | 9:05AM1.24m | 10:43PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM0.55m | 1:33PM0.66m | 2:22AM0.75m | 3:45PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 75 | 46 | 521 | 486 | 508 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 575 | 490 | 480 | 490 | 502 | 614 | 657 | 678 | 657 | 748 | 867 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | — | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 309 | 445 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 19 | 61 | — | 904 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 485 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 494 | 894 | 431 | 212 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
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