Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 263 | 191 | 209 | 338 | 781 | 489 | 696 | 662 | 715 | 727 | 977 | 865 | 775 | 739 | 786 | 792 | 716 | 710 | 637 | 625 | 557 | 494 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23PM2.02m | 5:33AM1.89m | 5:47PM1.88m | 5:57AM1.75m | 6:11PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.02m | 11:29PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.14m | 11:54PM0.24m | 12:03PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 288 | 263 | 86 | 171 | 338 | 121 | 489 | 66 | 662 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 865 | 775 | 739 | 786 | 792 | 716 | 710 | 637 | 625 | 557 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 17 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 50 | 191 | 167 | 118 | 7 | 125 | — | 63 | 156 | 96 | — | 49 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | S 19 | S 13 | S 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 61 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 116 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | N 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | NE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 131 | 126 | 189 | 209 | 171 | 781 | 164 | 696 | 259 | 715 | 727 | 977 | 200 | 77 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 904 | 764 | 764 | 771 | 571 | 571 | 431 | 310 | 171 | 104 | 90 | 104 | 90 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 212 | 1067 | 1109 | 1098 | 1090 |
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