Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 236 | 247 | 139 | 110 | 108 | 86 | 108 | 84 | 84 | 101 | 78 | 74 | 102 | 308 | 136 | 92 | 235 | 583 | 1531 | 1382 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM2.10m | 3:24AM1.99m | 3:39PM2.15m | 3:56AM2.03m | 4:13PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.07m | 9:18PM0.01m | 9:26AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.03m | 10:00AM-0.04m | 10:23PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 125 | 122 | 94 | 139 | 81 | 57 | 47 | 108 | 59 | 84 | 101 | 57 | 74 | 71 | 142 | 136 | 92 | 88 | 53 | 41 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 87 | 110 | 108 | 86 | 42 | 84 | 21 | 46 | 78 | 38 | 24 | 74 | 68 | 88 | 37 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | NNE 7 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 47 | 29 | 69 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 39 | 35 | 36 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 7 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 104 | 236 | 247 | 181 | 16 | 54 | 70 | 80 | — | 71 | 59 | — | 62 | 102 | 308 | — | 4 | 235 | 583 | 1531 | 1382 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 539 | 55 | 0 | 152 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1096 | 153 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 1418 | 431 | 428 | 260 |
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