Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 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) | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 113 | 150 | 122 | 89 | 74 | 110 | 188 | 314 | 457 | 688 | 705 | 671 | 512 | 371 | 345 | 588 | 606 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.98m | 6:12AM1.81m | 6:33PM1.83m | 6:46AM1.65m | 7:11PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:20PM0.19m | 00:44AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 113 | 150 | 122 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 89 | 457 | 688 | 705 | 671 | 512 | 371 | 213 | 139 | 95 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 74 | 110 | 66 | 314 | 53 | 55 | 51 | 38 | 49 | 53 | 41 | — | — | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 5 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 10 | SSW 15 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 188 | 47 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 87 | 60 | 63 | 60 | 77 | 88 | 83 | 222 | 313 | 228 | 189 | 173 | 153 | 135 | 149 | 345 | 588 | 606 | 372 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 90 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 55 | 1109 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 90 | 171 | 153 | 428 | 1096 | 539 | 153 | 55 |
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