Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 800 | 776 | 495 | 1251 | 1308 | 1127 | 928 | 683 | 579 | 472 | 389 | 295 | 231 | 127 | 190 | 498 | 521 | 200 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.84m | 2:22AM1.79m | 2:37PM1.99m | 2:53AM1.91m | 3:07PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.26m | 8:23AM0.19m | 8:47PM0.11m | 8:54AM0.07m | 9:18PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 800 | 776 | 495 | 1251 | 1308 | 1127 | 928 | 683 | 579 | 472 | 389 | 295 | 231 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 200 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 265 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 67 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 41 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 58 | 58 | 66 | 77 | 95 | 190 | 498 | 521 | 272 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1099 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 196 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 571 | 571 | 55 | 539 | 177 |
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