Mapelane 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mapelane today (26 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (26 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (26 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s

Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 26					Saturday 27								Sunday 28								Mon 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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 6	ENE 7	SSW 13	ENE 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	118	69	68	124	273	399	753	705	857	770	582	475	451	344	239	233	178	180	202	272	313	240	163	163
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		1:47PM1.44m					2:05AM1.56m				2:31PM1.52m				2:45AM1.63m				3:09PM1.60m				3:22AM1.70m
Low Tide				7:48PM0.57m					8:20AM0.49m				8:32PM0.49m				8:58AM0.40m				9:10PM0.41m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	21	23	23	22	22	20	20	19	23	25	24	23	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	22	21	21	21	20	19	19	19	18	19	19	18	19	18	17	16	19	21	21	20	18	17	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	E 6	SSW 14	E 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 8	E 8
kJ	39	40	27	26	273	399	753	705	857	770	582	475	451	84	239	86	178	180	180	168	154	98	163	163
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 7	—	—	SSW 15	E 6	SSW 14	E 7	E 7	—	—	SSW 13	S 23	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	118	69	68	124	26	54	41	51	10	10	35	—	—	344	97	233	88	112	—	—	313	11	98	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	S 10	SSW 18	SW 13	E 4	SSW 12	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 23	SW 22	SSW 21
kJ	12	8	32	44	5	26	8	10	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	18	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	NNE 3	NNW 2	N 3	N 3	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 4	NE 6	N 4	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NNE 4	N 4
kJ	—	2	4	8	4	1	6	6	65	91	51	110	137	34	128	27	116	164	202	272	263	240	29	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	St Lucia KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	St Mikes Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	3	1	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	1
Distance (km)	3	212	212	428	152	152	152	90	152	613	516	307	196	171	130	90	90	212	171	90	90	90	90	55
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	St Lucia				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Kosi Bay				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Umhlanga		Umhlanga	Siyayi	Siyayi	Siyayi	Siyayi	Mtunzini
Rating (10 max)	1				3	3	3	3	2				3	3	3	3	2		1	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Kanon Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	8	7
Header Global	Brak River South Africa	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Boneyards South Africa	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Buchupureo Chile	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Antiques Maldives	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Stompneus South Africa	Stompneus South Africa	Heaven South Africa	Heaven South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	6	6	8	7

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