Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2030 | 1617 | 1388 | 1325 | 1146 | 1572 | 1610 | 1477 | 1876 | 1677 | 1496 | 1270 | 1212 | 1065 | 885 | 727 | 623 | 528 | 270 | 226 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.83m | 3:26AM1.89m | 3:49PM2.00m | 4:02AM1.99m | 4:25PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.26m | 9:16PM0.22m | 9:34AM0.10m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.01m | 10:31PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 44 | 120 | 218 | 524 | 259 | 356 | 467 | 181 | 210 | 1496 | 1270 | 1212 | 1065 | 885 | 727 | 623 | 528 | 241 | 226 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | S 26 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 51 | 12 | 49 | 173 | 259 | 210 | 163 | — | 13 | 161 | 150 | 135 | 98 | 100 | 130 | 161 | 123 | 270 | 201 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 16 | SSW 23 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 109 | 215 | 167 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 20 | 53 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 75 | 96 | 110 | 130 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2030 | 1617 | 1388 | 1325 | 1146 | 1572 | 1610 | 1477 | 1876 | 1677 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1109 | 1109 | 210 | 256 | 1109 | 593 | 263 | 1098 | 1109 | 1109 | 1109 | 236 | 90 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 55 | 0 |
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