Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2035 | 1770 | 1809 | 1960 | 1794 | 1721 | 1541 | 1562 | 788 | 742 | 656 | 1230 | 1292 | 1376 | 1403 | 2049 | 2460 | 2301 | 1824 | 1870 | 1628 | 1309 | 1457 | 1377 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:43AM1.92m | 5:04PM1.96m | 5:11AM1.93m | 5:32PM1.98m | 5:40AM1.91m | 6:01PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.09m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:19AM0.07m | 11:36PM0.17m | 11:47AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 51 | 52 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 92 | 118 | 683 | 742 | 614 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 40 | 1440 | 2460 | 2301 | 1824 | 1594 | 1311 | 1309 | 1457 | 1377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 17 |
| kJ | 73 | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | 54 | 94 | 135 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 411 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 9 | 23 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2035 | 1770 | 1809 | 1960 | 1794 | 1721 | 1541 | 1562 | 788 | 642 | 656 | 1230 | 1292 | 1376 | 1403 | 2049 | 43 | 184 | 138 | 1870 | 1628 | 24 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 256 | 263 | 1066 | 1099 | 1109 | 210 | 193 | 207 | 153 | 153 | 338 | 1098 | 431 | 177 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 210 | 210 | 56 | 0 |
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