Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 557 | 557 | 678 | 591 | 567 | 392 | 495 | 415 | 400 | 400 | 451 | 442 | 442 | 430 | 422 | 427 | 397 | 405 | 459 | 556 | 551 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05AM1.24m | 10:43PM1.21m | 12:09PM1.33m | 00:46AM1.36m | 1:18PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.84m | 5:19AM0.79m | 6:33PM0.73m | 6:55AM0.60m | 7:33PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 557 | 557 | 678 | 591 | 567 | 392 | 495 | 415 | 400 | 400 | 451 | 442 | 442 | 430 | 422 | 427 | 397 | 405 | 459 | 556 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 44 | 42 | 30 | 28 | 80 | 75 | 69 | 44 | 42 | 31 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 44 | 84 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 33 | 9 | — | — | 39 | 40 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 26 | 55 | 96 | 97 | 190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 571 | 1412 | 210 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 3 | 55 | 104 | 104 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 458 | 0 |
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