Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 251 | 251 | 380 | 318 | 258 | 270 | 217 | 148 | 158 | 162 | 162 | 165 | 168 | 169 | 184 | 166 | 154 | 140 |
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-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:34PM1.93m | 2:48AM1.87m | 3:04PM2.05m | 3:18AM1.96m | 3:33PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.19m | 8:50AM0.10m | 9:13PM0.08m | 9:20AM0.03m | 9:40PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 256 | 251 | 251 | 380 | 318 | 169 | 226 | 162 | 129 | 158 | 162 | 162 | 165 | 165 | 169 | 184 | 157 | 123 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 17 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 58 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 258 | 44 | 217 | 148 | 142 | 140 | 136 | 133 | 168 | 166 | 183 | 166 | 154 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 84 | 139 | 241 | 195 | 178 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 43 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 71 | 62 | 94 | 54 | 35 | 270 | 58 | 46 | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | — | 9 | 22 | 60 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 207 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 539 | 571 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 428 | 153 | 55 | 152 |
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