Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 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) | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 155 | 229 | 273 | 452 | 568 | 413 | 1165 | 1112 | 1023 | 929 | 793 | 646 | 1652 | 2555 | 3555 | 3727 | 3218 | 2477 | 2061 | 1576 | 1342 | 915 | 794 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:32AM1.54m | 2:52PM1.62m | 3:00AM1.70m | 3:18PM1.78m | 3:26AM1.84m | 3:44PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.45m | 8:54PM0.43m | 9:07AM0.29m | 9:21PM0.28m | 9:33AM0.16m | 9:48PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 103 | 103 | 80 | 273 | 452 | 568 | 371 | 1165 | 1112 | 1023 | 929 | 793 | 437 | 1652 | 2555 | 3555 | 3727 | 3218 | 2477 | 2061 | 1576 | 1342 | 915 | 794 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 20 | S 18 | SE 7 | E 13 | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | SE 6 | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 40 | 155 | 229 | 82 | 80 | 54 | 413 | 57 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 132 | 646 | 9 | 13 | — | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | 46 | — | 214 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 13 | E 8 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 38 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 106 | 149 | 187 | 213 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 210 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 90 | 196 | 904 | 904 | 904 | 904 | 904 | 633 |
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