Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 131 | 202 | 220 | 78 | 78 | 458 | 607 | 2126 | 2557 | 2823 | 2952 | 2393 | 1520 | 1408 | 1546 | 1397 | 1156 | 1064 | 1176 | 966 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.41m | 1:54AM1.57m | 2:24PM1.63m | 2:45AM1.75m | 3:10PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.56m | 8:09AM0.45m | 8:31PM0.38m | 8:55AM0.26m | 9:16PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 62 | 60 | 116 | 54 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 92 | 89 | 117 | 148 | 190 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 129 | 111 | 160 | 220 | 57 | 19 | 14 | 26 | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 31 | 24 | 43 | 121 | 236 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 32 | 63 | 58 | 78 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 61 | 87 | 31 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 131 | 202 | 311 | 80 | 214 | 458 | 607 | 2126 | 2557 | 2823 | 2952 | 2393 | 1520 | 1408 | 1546 | 1397 | 1156 | 1064 | 1176 | 966 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 458 | 55 | 0 | 152 | 1067 | 894 | 458 | 571 | 571 | 447 | 263 | 260 | 256 | 263 | 571 | 1109 | 614 | 539 | 1109 | 463 |
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