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 5AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am 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 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 231 | 161 | 125 | 265 | 206 | 121 | 110 | 108 | 86 | 110 | 84 | 84 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 136 | 165 | 194 | 794 | 1374 | 1404 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:53AM1.91m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 295 | 231 | 161 | 125 | 122 | 94 | 121 | 81 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 50 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 92 | 59 | 83 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 85 | 110 | 108 | 86 | 110 | 84 | 84 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 194 | — | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 44 | 29 | 21 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 37 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 63 | 81 | 108 | 265 | 206 | — | 9 | 39 | 51 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 136 | 165 | — | 794 | 1374 | 1404 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 90 | 130 | 55 | 539 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 909 | 256 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 494 | 346 | 263 | 256 |
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