Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 230 | 190 | 190 | 227 | 246 | 176 | 164 | 178 | 219 | 451 | 387 | 912 | 905 | 890 | 861 | 857 | 780 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:58PM2.00m | 6:08AM1.87m | 6:35PM1.92m | 6:43AM1.76m | 7:12PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.04m | 00:04AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.11m | 00:42AM0.30m | 12:52PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 284 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 230 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 153 | 149 | 146 | 219 | 451 | 333 | 912 | 905 | 890 | 861 | 857 | 780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 66 | 87 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 73 | 227 | 246 | 176 | 164 | 102 | 116 | 116 | 387 | 121 | 123 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSE 16 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 15 | 2 | 37 | 29 | 42 | 15 | — | 21 | 69 | 104 | 178 | 72 | 51 | 118 | 103 | 132 | 67 | 40 | 40 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 171 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 210 | 55 | 0 |
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