Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 599 | 332 | 325 | 415 | 343 | 337 | 332 | 288 | 241 | 198 | 194 | 189 | 153 | 148 | 115 | 115 | 120 | 126 | 198 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30PM2.07m | 3:42AM2.01m | 4:01PM2.15m | 4:12AM2.06m | 4:29PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.06m | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:46AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.00m | 10:16AM-0.08m | 10:36PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 347 | 60 | 332 | 325 | 415 | 343 | 337 | 332 | 288 | 241 | 198 | 194 | 189 | 153 | 148 | 115 | 115 | 120 | 126 | 198 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 9 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 66 | 123 | 168 | 151 | 140 | 87 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 49 | 59 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 82 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 599 | 48 | 33 | 85 | 61 | 45 | 4 | 40 | 77 | 65 | 43 | 25 | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 49 | 37 | 260 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 516 | 571 | 485 | 172 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 152 | 447 | 494 | 475 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 571 | 1457 | 571 | 152 |
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