Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 150 | 22 | 1072 | 1872 | 2681 | 2807 | 2238 | 1611 | 1087 | 786 | 625 | 555 | 492 | 293 | 266 | 181 | 271 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.21m | 1:45PM1.25m | 1:58AM1.37m | 2:23PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.91m | 7:28AM0.80m | 7:47PM0.75m | 8:12AM0.62m | 8:24PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 232 | 44 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1087 | 786 | 625 | 555 | 492 | 293 | 266 | 181 | 271 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 150 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 167 | 167 | 28 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 121 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 64 | 126 | 226 | 1072 | 1872 | 2681 | 2807 | 2238 | 1611 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 34 | 1060 | 458 | 586 | 447 | 539 | 892 | 494 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 212 | 212 | 104 | 55 |
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