Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 116 | 89 | 86 | 66 | 113 | 153 | 150 | 115 | 112 | 131 | 188 | 249 | 457 | 451 | 823 | 671 | 512 | 371 | 345 | 604 | 606 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | 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 | 11:48AM0.07m | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:20PM0.19m | 00:44AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 125 | 116 | 89 | 86 | 66 | 113 | 153 | 150 | 115 | 66 | 52 | 188 | 249 | 160 | 109 | 823 | 671 | 512 | 371 | 269 | 156 | 131 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 74 | 111 | 52 | 49 | 457 | 451 | 50 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 41 | — | — | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 15 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 53 | 55 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 58 | 58 | 112 | 131 | 164 | 198 | 467 | 290 | 131 | 149 | 153 | 149 | 345 | 604 | 606 | 773 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 152 | 893 | 185 | 90 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 90 | 171 | 428 | 428 | 494 |
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