Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 1140 | 1965 | 2099 | 1614 | 1316 | 1039 | 784 | 635 | 557 | 417 | 339 | 241 | 220 | 175 | 144 | 147 | 121 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.15m | 12:15PM1.26m | 00:35AM1.29m | 1:04PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.94m | 5:30AM0.84m | 6:31PM0.81m | 6:43AM0.68m | 7:15PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 107 | 55 | 57 | 39 | 54 | 37 | 1039 | 784 | 635 | 557 | 417 | 339 | 241 | 220 | 175 | 144 | 147 | 121 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 63 | 74 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 26 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 148 | 1140 | 1965 | 2099 | 1614 | 1316 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 14 | 34 | 41 | 62 | — | 6 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1067 | 642 | 615 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 0 | 212 | 104 | 1060 | 152 | 152 | 171 | 55 | 1067 | 1067 | 153 | 55 |
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