Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 451 | 319 | 242 | 256 | 202 | 220 | 443 | 551 | 625 | 397 | 517 | 405 | 405 | 339 | 531 | 520 | 325 | 415 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.71m | 2:36AM1.76m | 2:57PM1.92m | 3:11AM1.91m | 3:30PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.35m | 8:42AM0.22m | 9:05PM0.18m | 9:15AM0.06m | 9:37PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 397 | 451 | 319 | 242 | 256 | 201 | 220 | 167 | 167 | 130 | 397 | 517 | 405 | 405 | 339 | 60 | 41 | 325 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 139 | 27 | 92 | 26 | 85 | 202 | 198 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 130 | 101 | 101 | 86 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 17 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | — | 27 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 14 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 104 | 121 | 14 | 107 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 443 | 551 | 625 | 36 | 75 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 531 | 520 | 44 | 415 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 904 | 909 | 892 | 685 | 152 | 152 | 642 | 764 | 904 | 720 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 511 | 475 | 447 | 238 | 152 |
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