Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 84 | 82 | 62 | 122 | 133 | 133 | 157 | 134 | 157 | 448 | 1592 | 1400 | 931 | 846 | 618 | 267 | 193 | 193 | 362 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.15m | 3:56AM2.03m | 4:13PM2.14m | 4:30AM2.01m | 4:47PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.03m | 10:00AM-0.04m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 10:35AM0.00m | 10:58PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 82 | 46 | 122 | 133 | 133 | 157 | 134 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 267 | 193 | 142 | 362 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | S 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | N 9 | — | E 8 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 84 | 47 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 46 | 22 | 20 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 45 | 105 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | SSE 11 | S 15 | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 69 | 28 | 62 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 39 | 37 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 23 | 4 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 29 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 157 | 448 | 1592 | 1400 | 931 | 846 | 618 | 210 | 193 | 193 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 181 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 1098 | 428 | 256 | 207 | 153 | 130 | 212 | 55 | 1109 | 171 | 90 |
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