Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 588 | 388 | 290 | 295 | 688 | 1028 | 1363 | 1001 | 711 | 573 | 418 | 386 | 294 | 232 | 236 | 208 | 232 | 150 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00PM1.34m | 8:19AM1.20m | 9:19PM1.18m | 11:46AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.78m | 2:39PM0.84m | 4:29AM0.91m | 6:12PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 158 | 116 | 290 | 216 | 160 | 1028 | 1363 | 1001 | 711 | 573 | 418 | 386 | 294 | 232 | 236 | 208 | 232 | 51 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 151 | 295 | 688 | 135 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 150 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 121 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 588 | 388 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 35 | 59 | 70 | 296 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 539 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 614 | 212 | 90 | 55 | 3 | 152 | 152 | 212 | 90 | 1067 | 458 | 494 |
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