Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1208 | 1084 | 1048 | 918 | 800 | 745 | 643 | 563 | 490 | 423 | 347 | 293 | 287 | 240 | 235 | 194 | 154 | 146 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 69 | 69 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.88m | 4:48AM1.80m | 4:58PM1.80m | 5:17AM1.72m | 5:27PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.18m | 10:40PM0.17m | 10:52AM0.25m | 11:09PM0.25m | 11:21AM0.35m | 11:39PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | 6:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1208 | 1084 | 1048 | 918 | 800 | 745 | 643 | 563 | 490 | 423 | 347 | 293 | 287 | 240 | 235 | 194 | 154 | 146 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 36 | 69 | 69 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 89 | 88 | 55 | 36 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 92 | 27 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 51 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 18 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 56 | 48 | 26 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 104 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 171 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 539 | 212 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 212 | 539 | 571 | 130 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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