Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 516 | 527 | 580 | 541 | 569 | 704 | 1114 | 866 | 596 | 431 | 369 | 354 | 347 | 347 | 339 | 302 | 259 | 251 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:38AM1.56m | 2:00PM1.77m | 2:15AM1.73m | 2:34PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.52m | 7:42AM0.40m | 8:11PM0.34m | 8:18AM0.23m | 8:43PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 516 | 527 | 580 | 541 | 569 | 510 | 449 | 434 | 440 | 431 | 314 | 354 | 347 | 347 | 339 | 302 | 259 | 251 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 42 | 32 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 369 | 125 | 111 | 63 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SW 21 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | — | 5 | 17 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 96 | 58 | 43 | 36 | 64 | 128 | 139 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 103 | 161 | 103 | 9 | 350 | 704 | 1114 | 866 | 596 | 427 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 54 | 92 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 1067 | 458 | 152 | 458 | 458 | 475 | 1482 | 453 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 571 | 894 | 212 | 212 | 90 |
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