Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 2AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1619 | 1497 | 1502 | 683 | 809 | 1499 | 1141 | 1247 | 1328 | 1267 | 1432 | 2034 | 2078 | 2242 | 2017 | 2513 | 2577 | 2243 | 1822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.96m | 5:11AM1.93m | 5:32PM1.98m | 5:40AM1.91m | 6:01PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:19AM0.07m | 11:36PM0.17m | 11:47AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 102 | 101 | 683 | 809 | 1199 | 61 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 1432 | 1550 | 2078 | 2242 | 2017 | 2513 | 2577 | 2243 | 1822 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 63 | 92 | 54 | 94 | 135 | 32 | 5 | 21 | 54 | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 149 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 6 | SSE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1619 | 1497 | 1502 | 665 | 516 | 1499 | 1141 | 1247 | 1328 | 1267 | 152 | 2034 | 216 | 269 | 217 | 361 | 288 | 154 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1099 | 295 | 193 | 179 | 55 | 171 | 210 | 1098 | 1060 | 210 | 130 | 130 | 153 | 153 | 210 | 593 | 428 | 90 | 0 |
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