Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 118 | 104 | 137 | 133 | 119 | 261 | 348 | 563 | 493 | 423 | 795 | 1263 | 1173 | 979 | 810 | 805 | 805 | 861 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.57m | 3:16AM1.68m | 3:38PM1.70m | 3:47AM1.78m | 4:07PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.45m | 9:27AM0.33m | 9:39PM0.34m | 9:56AM0.22m | 10:09PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 118 | 36 | 137 | 71 | 71 | 261 | 348 | 563 | 493 | 288 | 273 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 120 | 26 | 104 | 18 | 133 | 119 | 71 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 110 | 256 | 252 | 193 | 242 | 236 | 229 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | 23 | 24 | 36 | 105 | 102 | 115 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 65 | 87 | — | 5 | 19 | 44 | 75 | 165 | 299 | 423 | 795 | 1263 | 1173 | 979 | 810 | 805 | 805 | 861 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 55 | 210 | 1109 | 55 | 485 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
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