Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 159 | 223 | 239 | 190 | 235 | 239 | 234 | 229 | 188 | 189 | 224 | 194 | 194 | 229 | 224 | 155 | 123 | 255 | 109 | 127 | 132 | 109 | 182 |
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 | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.95m | 4:51PM1.97m | 5:04AM1.86m | 5:16PM1.84m | 5:30AM1.74m | 5:41PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.09m | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:09AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.23m | 11:35AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | 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 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 159 | 223 | 239 | 190 | 235 | 239 | 234 | 229 | 188 | 189 | 224 | 194 | 194 | 229 | 224 | 155 | 123 | 21 | 109 | 84 | 102 | 99 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 82 | 64 | 33 | 23 | 71 | 48 | 51 | 66 | 66 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 30 | 95 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 57 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 59 | 56 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 183 | 29 | 52 | 4 | 27 | 53 | 91 | 105 | 102 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 41 | 27 | 33 | 51 | 51 | 255 | 66 | 127 | 132 | 109 | 182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 571 | 212 | 177 | 55 | 104 | 152 | 171 | 104 | 212 | 571 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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