Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 4AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 220 | 253 | 679 | 497 | 1574 | 2405 | 3019 | 2729 | 1985 | 1478 | 1196 | 1026 | 1035 | 985 | 861 | 833 | 763 | 692 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.28m | 12:13PM1.21m | 00:56AM1.31m | 1:40PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.79m | 5:47AM0.80m | 6:21PM0.80m | 7:22AM0.72m | 7:42PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 197 | 54 | 56 | 132 | 127 | 121 | 79 | 79 | 43 | 216 | 368 | 480 | 604 | 582 | 589 | 498 | 833 | 763 | 692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | — | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 39 | 164 | 253 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 19 | 6 | — | 6 | 411 | 334 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 22 | SSW 22 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 220 | 164 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 2 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 123 | 164 | 1 | 679 | 497 | 1574 | 2405 | 3019 | 2729 | 1985 | 1478 | 1196 | 1026 | 1035 | 985 | 861 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 34 | 152 | 586 | 458 | 571 | 614 | 539 | 210 | 210 | 153 | 90 | 90 | 210 | 893 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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