
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
183 | 117 | 109 | 341 | 327 | 319 | 264 | 503 | 367 | 384 | 317 | 253 | 175 | 695 | 1014 | 1085 | 783 | 729 | 522 | 663 | 530 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.84m | 2:22AM1.75m | 2:37PM1.92m | 2:54AM1.83m | 3:07PM1.96m | 3:23AM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.28m | 8:23AM0.24m | 8:47PM0.18m | 8:54AM0.17m | 9:16PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | |
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | 6:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 |
64 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 63 | 264 | 51 | 367 | 384 | 317 | 185 | 137 | 1 | 92 | 195 | 421 | 527 | 441 | 240 | 530 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 20 | SSW 18 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — |
183 | 117 | 109 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 62 | 10 | 55 | 7 | 6 | 253 | 175 | 8 | 31 | 46 | 135 | 168 | 522 | 663 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | SSW 15 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 20 | NE 6 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — |
21 | 15 | 14 | — | 43 | 32 | 89 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 152 | 89 | 181 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 14 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
11 | 107 | 109 | 341 | 327 | 319 | — | 503 | 18 | 125 | 169 | — | 82 | 695 | 1014 | 1085 | 783 | 729 | 300 | 402 | 388 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 210 | 210 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 539 | 571 | 256 | 153 | 130 | 130 | 55 | 55 |
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