Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2069 | 3386 | 4804 | 4856 | 3882 | 3234 | 2247 | 1949 | 1342 | 1155 | 1016 | 891 | 878 | 757 | 649 | 551 | 455 | 365 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | 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 |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.78m | 3:26AM1.84m | 3:44PM1.93m | 3:52AM1.94m | 4:10PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.28m | 9:33AM0.16m | 9:48PM0.17m | 9:58AM0.05m | 10:15PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2069 | 3386 | 4804 | 4856 | 3882 | 3234 | 2247 | 1949 | 1342 | 1155 | 1016 | 891 | 878 | 757 | 649 | 551 | 455 | 365 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 12 | — | SE 13 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 465 | 291 | 284 | 270 | 192 | — | — | — | 47 | 46 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 37 | 49 | 67 | 44 | 93 | 87 | 90 | 122 | 161 | 216 | 248 | 236 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 171 | 1109 | 212 | 212 | 921 | 904 | 921 | 921 | 909 | 764 | 633 | 620 | 633 | 618 | 685 | 685 | 764 | 642 |
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