Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 137 | 259 | 976 | 933 | 744 | 570 | 331 | 227 | 181 | 149 | 236 | 335 | 421 | 511 | 411 | 411 | 363 | 356 | 314 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:13PM2.14m | 4:30AM2.01m | 4:47PM2.06m | 5:06AM1.93m | 5:24PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM-0.04m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 10:35AM0.00m | 10:58PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 161 | 137 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 140 | 122 | 181 | 149 | 236 | 335 | 421 | 511 | 411 | 411 | 363 | 356 | 314 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 7 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | S 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 20 | E 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 44 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 99 | 83 | 90 | 63 | 47 | 21 | 26 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SW 12 | S 22 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 37 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 259 | 976 | 933 | 744 | 570 | 331 | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 53 | 69 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 539 | 447 | 428 | 256 | 256 | 153 | 130 | 764 | 894 | 212 | 212 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 1098 | 104 | 55 |
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