
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
551 | 612 | 388 | 543 | 405 | 405 | 347 | 599 | 586 | 333 | 415 | 343 | 337 | 287 | 288 | 241 | 198 | 194 | 157 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.92m | 3:11AM1.91m | 3:30PM2.07m | 3:42AM2.01m | 4:01PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.18m | 9:15AM0.06m | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:46AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
156 | 130 | 388 | 543 | 405 | 405 | 347 | 60 | 40 | 333 | 415 | 343 | 337 | 287 | 288 | 241 | 198 | 194 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
— | 5 | 130 | 101 | 101 | 86 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 66 | 123 | 168 | 151 | 142 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 12 |
5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
551 | 612 | 34 | 94 | 22 | 24 | 37 | 599 | 586 | 34 | 85 | 59 | 56 | — | 18 | 72 | 81 | 77 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 904 | 685 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 180 | 516 | 543 | 453 | 172 | 104 | 104 | 55 | 34 | 447 | 447 | 475 | 55 | 55 |
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