
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
603 | 440 | 383 | 574 | 537 | 473 | 481 | 473 | 423 | 367 | 319 | 314 | 272 | 236 | 232 | 197 | 167 | 223 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.50m | 8:47AM1.34m | 9:30PM1.36m | 10:06AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.52m | 2:46AM0.68m | 3:00PM0.68m | 3:56AM0.78m | 4:23PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
603 | 440 | 383 | 574 | 537 | 473 | 481 | 473 | 423 | 367 | 319 | 314 | 272 | 236 | 232 | 197 | 167 | 123 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 |
113 | 169 | 194 | 232 | 226 | 266 | 322 | 314 | 293 | 273 | 201 | 198 | 151 | 135 | 99 | 72 | 56 | 164 | 201 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 12 |
14 | 112 | 151 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 84 | 223 | 134 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 3 |
1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 66 | 87 | 77 | 69 | 81 | 84 | 105 | 124 | 164 | 352 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 104 | 55 | 55 | 90 | 90 | 152 | 212 | 543 | 212 | 171 | 171 | 90 | 104 | 90 | 571 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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