Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 239 | 233 | 178 | 180 | 180 | 201 | 309 | 183 | 199 | 186 | 147 | 229 | 273 | 333 | 407 | 387 | 298 | 348 | 310 | 270 | 364 | 301 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.63m | 3:09PM1.60m | 3:22AM1.70m | 3:44PM1.68m | 3:55AM1.75m | 4:17PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.40m | 9:10PM0.41m | 9:33AM0.33m | 9:45PM0.35m | 10:06AM0.27m | 10:19PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 344 | 239 | 88 | 93 | 180 | 180 | 166 | 154 | 98 | 98 | 186 | 147 | 143 | 145 | 124 | 98 | 98 | 126 | 123 | 310 | 270 | 270 | 83 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | — | S 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 101 | 233 | 178 | — | 108 | 142 | 309 | — | 9 | 67 | 66 | 139 | 273 | 333 | 407 | 387 | 298 | 263 | 200 | 197 | 151 | 53 | 317 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 19 | 44 | 75 | 44 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 259 | 73 | 77 | 207 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 8 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 138 | 144 | 14 | 7 | 164 | 170 | 201 | 211 | 183 | 199 | 75 | 64 | 229 | — | 164 | 94 | 198 | 270 | 348 | 127 | — | 364 | 301 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 152 | 130 | 90 | 212 | 208 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 152 | 458 | 55 | 55 | 210 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 104 | 3 |
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