Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 3AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 94 | 84 | 128 | 136 | 112 | 175 | 226 | 215 | 199 | 188 | 362 | 189 | 157 | 120 | 161 | 136 | 171 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.70m | 5:56AM1.60m | 6:07PM1.55m | 6:26AM1.44m | 6:38PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.37m | 12:02PM0.48m | 00:19AM0.52m | 12:32PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 88 | 56 | 109 | 136 | 112 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 84 | 160 | 140 | 189 | 157 | 120 | 161 | 136 | 171 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 80 | 84 | 21 | 109 | 104 | 175 | 226 | 215 | 199 | 188 | 362 | 118 | 79 | 73 | 69 | 38 | 19 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 94 | 57 | 128 | 21 | 44 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 67 | 43 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 122 | 196 | 73 | 90 | 6 | 31 | 63 | 119 | 111 | 100 | 59 | 286 | 48 | 64 | 114 | 83 | 4 | 83 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 104 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 196 | 171 | 152 | 171 | 196 | 571 | 55 | 614 | 614 | 210 |
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