Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 951 | 919 | 745 | 568 | 446 | 441 | 348 | 348 | 344 | 252 | 229 | 192 | 121 | 115 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 57 | 73 | 71 | 169 | 196 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.32m | 11:06PM1.44m | 11:40AM1.31m | 00:17AM1.44m | 12:52PM1.36m | 1:17AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.66m | 5:30AM0.71m | 5:45PM0.68m | 6:40AM0.66m | 6:54PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 951 | 919 | 745 | 568 | 446 | 441 | 348 | 73 | 91 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 47 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 83 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 348 | 344 | 252 | 229 | 192 | 121 | 115 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 55 | 30 | 73 | 71 | 169 | 196 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 86 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 100 | 149 | 135 | — | — | 85 | 49 | 46 | 89 | — | — | 11 | 33 | 34 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 61 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 212 | 208 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 55 | 779 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 104 |
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