Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 346 | 42 | 561 | 716 | 634 | 520 | 494 | 559 | 627 | 685 | 761 | 857 | 789 | 716 | 991 | 954 | 663 | 676 | 627 | 566 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06PM2.18m | 4:19AM2.06m | 4:35PM2.18m | 4:48AM2.04m | 5:05PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:22AM-0.07m | 10:43PM-0.03m | 10:53AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 336 | 346 | 42 | 15 | 137 | 70 | 68 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 716 | 689 | 663 | 676 | 627 | 566 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | S 16 | — | NE 6 | — | SW 15 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 51 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 29 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 25 | 215 | 561 | 716 | 634 | 520 | 494 | 559 | 627 | 685 | 761 | 857 | 789 | 716 | 991 | 954 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 1067 | 1067 | 947 | 642 | 513 | 263 | 263 | 55 | 947 | 947 | 55 | 210 | 171 | 153 | 56 | 130 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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