Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
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 Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 583 | 499 | 493 | 371 | 799 | 388 | 372 | 361 | 386 | 378 | 335 | 389 | 564 | 677 | 730 | 674 | 613 | 601 | 559 | 548 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.59m | 6:52AM1.56m | 7:28PM1.54m | 7:40AM1.48m | 8:25PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.39m | 00:46AM0.53m | 1:08PM0.46m | 1:35AM0.61m | 1:58PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 583 | 499 | 493 | 371 | 77 | 217 | 372 | 361 | 386 | 378 | 335 | 276 | 564 | 677 | 730 | 674 | 613 | 601 | 559 | 548 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 229 | 169 | 135 | 84 | 55 | 94 | 206 | 210 | 190 | 186 | 233 | 389 | 276 | 292 | 240 | 191 | 169 | 124 | 96 | 66 | 66 | 86 | 83 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 61 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 21 | 33 | 109 | 82 | 82 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 64 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 11 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 8 | 66 | 799 | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 1067 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 593 | 212 | 90 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 3 | 3 |
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