Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 155 | 276 | 83 | 120 | 118 | 104 | 137 | 133 | 119 | 261 | 348 | 563 | 493 | 481 | 427 | 965 | 1619 | 1411 | 1098 | 1016 | 915 | 788 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.57m | 3:16AM1.68m | 3:38PM1.70m | 3:47AM1.78m | 4:07PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.45m | 9:07PM0.45m | 9:27AM0.33m | 9:39PM0.34m | 9:56AM0.22m | 10:09PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 132 | 88 | 69 | 70 | 45 | 118 | 30 | 137 | 71 | 71 | 261 | 348 | 563 | 493 | 481 | 377 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 155 | 117 | 276 | 83 | 120 | 26 | 104 | 15 | 133 | 119 | 71 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 110 | 259 | 106 | 193 | 242 | 236 | 229 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 221 | 155 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 105 | 102 | 115 | 113 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 37 | 40 | 55 | 64 | 56 | — | 10 | 8 | 64 | 98 | 106 | 118 | 140 | 268 | 427 | 965 | 1619 | 1411 | 1098 | 1016 | 915 | 788 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 171 | 153 | 571 | 153 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 256 | 55 | 447 | 55 | 428 | 210 | 256 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
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