Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 130 | 186 | 125 | 125 | 164 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 108 | 118 | 530 | 813 | 2769 | 3217 | 2399 | 1814 | 1439 | 1116 | 883 | 661 | 514 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:08AM1.27m | 7:28PM1.22m | 9:16AM1.15m | 10:50PM1.15m | 12:15PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.69m | 1:17PM0.82m | 2:12AM0.85m | 4:01PM0.94m | 5:30AM0.84m | 6:31PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 130 | 118 | 94 | 125 | 164 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 130 | 97 | 89 | 140 | 96 | 36 | 40 | 56 | 39 | 1439 | 1116 | 883 | 661 | 514 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 127 | 125 | 77 | 57 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 108 | 102 | 69 | 49 | 56 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 57 | 86 | 116 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 103 | 117 | 186 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 118 | 530 | 813 | 2769 | 3217 | 2399 | 1814 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 893 | 212 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 104 | 104 | 55 | 1067 | 1067 | 643 | 447 | 210 | 210 | 207 | 56 | 55 | 212 | 104 | 613 |
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