Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 350 | 350 | 271 | 263 | 240 | 189 | 529 | 483 | 388 | 332 | 281 | 238 | 233 | 225 | 218 | 280 | 494 | 341 | 453 | 492 | 721 | 828 | 869 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.90m | 4:17AM1.96m | 4:42PM1.93m | 5:01AM1.92m | 5:28PM1.92m | 5:44AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:28AM0.09m | 10:49PM0.14m | 11:11AM0.10m | 11:35PM0.20m | 11:54AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 499 | 350 | 350 | 271 | 263 | 240 | 189 | 529 | 483 | 388 | 332 | 281 | 238 | 233 | 225 | 103 | 280 | 494 | 341 | 453 | 492 | 721 | 828 | 869 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | E 10 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 30 | 177 | 170 | 218 | 110 | 44 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 7 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 19 | 26 | 66 | 46 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 4 | — | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 120 | 183 | 210 | 212 | 186 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 181 | 153 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 539 | 263 | 90 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 |
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