Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 202 | 242 | 238 | 238 | 839 | 1600 | 4459 | 5876 | 6174 | 4520 | 3396 | 2543 | 1898 | 1472 | 1147 | 840 | 404 | 336 | 459 | 274 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.24m | 00:54AM1.36m | 1:33PM1.47m | 1:55AM1.57m | 2:20PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.76m | 7:13AM0.64m | 7:43PM0.55m | 8:04AM0.42m | 8:28PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 215 | 165 | 169 | 161 | 133 | 191 | 1600 | 4459 | 5876 | 6174 | 4520 | 3396 | 2543 | 1898 | 1472 | 1147 | 840 | 404 | 336 | 459 | 274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 10 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 173 | 143 | 242 | 238 | 238 | 94 | 151 | 363 | 157 | 157 | 151 | 121 | 121 | — | 47 | 47 | 30 | 149 | 139 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 170 | 202 | 117 | 82 | 76 | 839 | 184 | 180 | 19 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 30 | 29 | — | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 154 | 33 | 44 | 56 | 95 | 126 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 571 | 212 | 212 | 1109 | 212 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 104 | 90 | 104 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 633 | 212 | 685 | 1109 | 904 | 904 | 685 |
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