Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 224 | 130 | 202 | 207 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 162 | 170 | 254 | 132 | 227 | 288 | 108 | 94 | 869 | 2354 | 2702 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.38m | 7:08AM1.27m | 7:28PM1.22m | 9:16AM1.15m | 10:50PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.65m | 00:56AM0.69m | 1:17PM0.82m | 2:12AM0.85m | 4:01PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 68 | 130 | 202 | 207 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 162 | 170 | 254 | 132 | 227 | 107 | 99 | 94 | 69 | 56 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 189 | 154 | 44 | 30 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 108 | 68 | 49 | 36 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 43 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 99 | 57 | 86 | 81 | 79 | 84 | 120 | 23 | 102 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | ENE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 184 | 224 | 83 | 1 | 56 | 93 | 97 | 88 | 75 | — | 13 | 15 | 62 | 39 | 90 | 288 | 23 | 161 | 869 | 2354 | 2702 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 571 | 571 | 3 | 34 | 177 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 212 | 892 | 212 | 55 | 3 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 1096 | 1067 | 1067 | 771 | 210 |
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