Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mapelane today (10 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (10 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).
	Wednesday 10							Thursday 11								Friday 12								Sat 13
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	ESE 9	E 9	NNE 5	E 9	NNE 5	E 9	NE 6	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	135	135	135	106	106	129	129	132	135	135	137	108	103	94	83	97	59	58	54	71	71	82	82	189
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	ESE	E	ENE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	ENE	NE	SSE	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:23AM1.40m				00:01AM1.61m				12:33PM1.48m				1:02AM1.72m				1:31PM1.60m				1:56AM1.82m
Low Tide						5:29PM0.56m				6:25AM0.52m				6:36PM0.46m				7:23AM0.40m				7:34PM0.35m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39
	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	5:00
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	21	21	21	21	21	20	19	18	21	23	22	22	20	19	19	19	23	26	24	24	21	21
Feels °C	17	17	21	20	21	20	21	19	17	15	17	19	18	18	16	15	15	16	20	24	25	26	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 6	NE 7	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	ESE 12
kJ	135	135	135	106	106	129	129	132	135	135	108	108	103	81	81	81	59	58	44	71	71	82	82	189
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	E 9	E 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	26	25	25	16	10	10	6	53	82	111	137	90	83	56	56	55	35	57	54	37	29	28	21	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	S 6	S 5	—	—	E 11	—	—	—	—	S 15	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	34	34	16	15	14	15	37	6	2	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	4	25	32	31	24	24	23	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	9	16	31	67	94	83	97	94	205	—	—	—	—	9	43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	212	212	90	3	152	152	90	171	212	516	171	130	90	90	55	3	212	171	3	55	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga			Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga			Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Tongaat	Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	2	2			2	3	2	1	1	1		1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	1	4	4	4	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	8	7	8	9	9	7	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	7	6

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