Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1308 | 1127 | 928 | 683 | 579 | 404 | 336 | 295 | 231 | 127 | 190 | 483 | 423 | 194 | 102 | 88 | 118 | 113 | 168 | 78 | 62 | 264 | 383 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.99m | 2:53AM1.91m | 3:07PM2.10m | 3:24AM1.99m | 3:39PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.19m | 8:47PM0.11m | 8:54AM0.07m | 9:18PM0.01m | 9:26AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | NE 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1308 | 1127 | 928 | 683 | 579 | 404 | 336 | 295 | 231 | 127 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 194 | 102 | 88 | 71 | 84 | 115 | 53 | 62 | 40 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 67 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 44 | 79 | 78 | 49 | 20 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | NNE 7 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 41 | 28 | 10 | 26 | 21 | 65 | 47 | 56 | 11 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 4 | 25 | 51 | 71 | 62 | 72 | 84 | 98 | 190 | 483 | 423 | 243 | 33 | 105 | 118 | 113 | 168 | 64 | — | 264 | 383 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 196 | 104 | 171 | 171 | 130 | 90 | 571 | 55 | 34 | 152 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 904 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
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