
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
747 | 678 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 440 | 383 | 574 | 537 | 473 | 481 | 473 | 423 | 367 | 319 | 314 | 272 | 236 | 232 | 197 | 167 | 223 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.48m | 8:32PM1.50m | 8:47AM1.34m | 9:30PM1.36m | 10:06AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.52m | 2:46AM0.68m | 3:00PM0.68m | 3:56AM0.78m | 4:23PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
747 | 678 | 603 | 603 | 603 | 440 | 383 | 574 | 537 | 473 | 481 | 473 | 423 | 367 | 319 | 314 | 272 | 236 | 232 | 197 | 167 | 123 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 |
246 | 94 | 59 | 129 | 113 | 169 | 194 | 232 | 226 | 266 | 322 | 314 | 293 | 273 | 201 | 198 | 151 | 135 | 99 | 85 | 82 | 164 | 201 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 12 |
26 | 55 | 51 | 14 | 14 | 112 | 151 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 121 | 223 | 164 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 60 | 84 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 143 | 338 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 571 | 212 | 90 | 55 | 3 | 90 | 90 | 152 | 212 | 633 | 208 | 171 | 153 | 90 | 104 | 55 | 571 | 3 | 34 | 55 |
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