Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 233 | 178 | 180 | 247 | 176 | 309 | 207 | 199 | 193 | 172 | 176 | 273 | 373 | 407 | 314 | 298 | 320 | 319 | 423 | 400 | 421 | 408 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.60m | 3:22AM1.70m | 3:44PM1.68m | 3:55AM1.75m | 4:17PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.40m | 9:10PM0.41m | 9:33AM0.33m | 9:45PM0.35m | 10:06AM0.27m | 10:19PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 239 | 93 | 178 | 180 | 180 | 166 | 154 | 98 | 98 | 67 | 172 | 139 | 147 | 118 | 95 | 78 | 126 | 126 | 319 | 228 | 264 | 421 | 408 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 101 | 233 | 84 | — | — | — | 309 | — | 9 | 44 | 66 | 43 | 273 | 373 | 407 | 314 | 298 | 249 | 146 | 155 | 101 | 53 | 317 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 19 | 88 | 75 | 114 | 42 | — | 9 | — | — | 12 | 188 | 68 | 66 | — | — | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 4 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 5 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 144 | 10 | 123 | 178 | 247 | 176 | 196 | 207 | 199 | 193 | 71 | 176 | — | 13 | 143 | 299 | 298 | 320 | 86 | 423 | 400 | 350 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 177 | 458 | 55 | 55 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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