Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 239 | 234 | 229 | 189 | 188 | 189 | 194 | 192 | 229 | 224 | 287 | 257 | 173 | 135 | 151 | 141 | 126 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.97m | 5:04AM1.86m | 5:16PM1.84m | 5:30AM1.74m | 5:41PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.12m | 11:09AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.23m | 11:35AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 202 | 239 | 234 | 229 | 189 | 188 | 189 | 194 | 192 | 229 | 224 | 287 | 66 | 173 | 135 | 84 | 104 | 82 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 47 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 50 | 26 | 22 | 82 | 71 | 48 | 51 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 94 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 47 | 59 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | — | NNE 5 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 111 | 134 | 120 | 139 | — | 2 | 1 | 22 | 41 | 32 | 28 | 74 | 257 | 25 | 74 | 151 | 141 | 126 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 57 | 55 | 104 | 104 | 90 | 210 | 571 | 55 | 3 | 3 |
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