Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 459 | 407 | 420 | 392 | 401 | 425 | 380 | 262 | 452 | 291 | 284 | 273 | 232 | 192 | 163 | 161 | 134 | 108 | 115 | 140 | 188 | 240 | 228 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.68m | 3:55AM1.75m | 4:17PM1.73m | 4:27AM1.79m | 4:50PM1.77m | 4:58AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.35m | 10:06AM0.27m | 10:19PM0.32m | 10:38AM0.22m | 10:51PM0.30m | 11:09AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 143 | 118 | 99 | 387 | 362 | 126 | 125 | 380 | 262 | 299 | 291 | 284 | 273 | 232 | 192 | 163 | 161 | 134 | 108 | 88 | 84 | 69 | 240 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 273 | 459 | 407 | 78 | 99 | 242 | 175 | 177 | 173 | 452 | 277 | 164 | 172 | 186 | 58 | 77 | 67 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 140 | 188 | 56 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 42 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 425 | 175 | 115 | — | — | 41 | — | — | 68 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 51 | 50 | 27 | 47 | 55 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 201 | 420 | 392 | 401 | 405 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 54 | 90 | 93 | 115 | 160 | 198 | 228 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 177 | 458 | 263 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 152 | 494 | 212 | 171 | 153 | 130 | 171 | 153 | 104 | 55 |
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