Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1390 | 1448 | 1796 | 2460 | 2730 | 2871 | 2399 | 3121 | 2272 | 2517 | 2206 | 1976 | 1624 | 1411 | 1132 | 918 | 784 | 650 | 602 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.98m | 5:40AM1.91m | 6:01PM1.96m | 6:09AM1.85m | 6:32PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.17m | 11:47AM0.09m | 00:07AM0.21m | 12:17PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 1261 | 1796 | 2460 | 2730 | 2871 | 2399 | 2224 | 2272 | 2517 | 2206 | 1976 | 1624 | 1411 | 1132 | 918 | 784 | 650 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 50 | 50 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1390 | 1448 | 17 | 381 | 509 | 666 | 198 | 3121 | 155 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1060 | 210 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 171 | 210 | 593 | 338 | 171 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 543 | 55 | 0 |
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