Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 183 | 183 | 159 | 135 | 135 | 112 | 133 | 177 | 176 | 152 | 78 | 84 | 188 | 178 | 189 | 113 | 79 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.74m | 6:30AM1.64m | 6:51PM1.53m | 7:33AM1.46m | 8:03PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.34m | 12:41PM0.48m | 1:08AM0.52m | 1:49PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 183 | 183 | 183 | 159 | 135 | 135 | 112 | 109 | 76 | 73 | 57 | 78 | 79 | 24 | 80 | 57 | 113 | 68 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 43 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 79 | 71 | 54 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 30 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 74 | 79 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 2 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 47 | 57 | 51 | 45 | 58 | 87 | 133 | 177 | 176 | 152 | 49 | 84 | 188 | 178 | 189 | 269 | 1 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1067 | 904 | 892 | 152 | 152 | 543 | 571 | 894 | 771 | 571 | 428 | 428 | 171 | 153 | 539 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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