Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 238 | 191 | 187 | 218 | 280 | 494 | 336 | 453 | 485 | 730 | 849 | 917 | 1007 | 1091 | 1045 | 893 | 735 | 547 | 304 | 489 | 491 | 540 | 718 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:01AM1.92m | 5:28PM1.92m | 5:44AM1.85m | 6:14PM1.87m | 6:28AM1.75m | 7:01PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.10m | 11:35PM0.20m | 11:54AM0.15m | 00:21AM0.30m | 12:39PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 281 | 238 | 191 | 187 | 79 | 150 | 494 | 336 | 453 | 485 | 730 | 849 | 917 | 1007 | 1091 | 1045 | 893 | 735 | 547 | 102 | 12 | 297 | 289 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 25 | 177 | 170 | 218 | 280 | 64 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 147 | 12 | — | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 8 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 83 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 10 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 66 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 75 | 304 | 489 | 491 | 540 | 718 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 210 | 171 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 171 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 513 | 447 | 447 | 209 | 153 |
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