Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 474 | 563 | 502 | 432 | 354 | 287 | 251 | 288 | 241 | 257 | 268 | 262 | 207 | 164 | 160 | 127 | 123 | 122 | 91 | 160 | 66 | 138 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:46AM2.03m | 5:03PM2.12m | 5:13AM2.01m | 5:31PM2.08m | 5:42AM1.93m | 6:01PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM-0.04m | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:18AM-0.01m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:48AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 367 | 474 | 563 | 502 | 432 | 354 | 287 | 235 | 186 | 241 | 257 | 268 | 262 | 207 | 164 | 160 | 127 | 123 | 122 | 91 | 13 | 66 | 138 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 8 | SE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 139 | 103 | 69 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 235 | 120 | 89 | 68 | 48 | 36 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 10 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 103 | 4 | 69 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 85 | 78 | 247 | 51 | 110 | 237 | 266 | 251 | 288 | 197 | — | — | — | 50 | 66 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 160 | 60 | 39 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 55 | 0 | 152 | 571 | 447 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 447 | 210 | 193 | 0 | 152 | 3 | 104 | 152 | 539 | 212 | 104 | 90 |
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