Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1247 | 1200 | 1054 | 812 | 694 | 598 | 565 | 480 | 411 | 341 | 232 | 294 | 270 | 240 | 226 | 208 | 210 | 221 | 359 | 430 | 586 | 633 | 646 | 624 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.66m | 2:18PM1.62m | 2:43AM1.78m | 3:10PM1.78m | 3:31AM1.88m | 3:56PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.40m | 8:24PM0.35m | 8:57AM0.26m | 9:16PM0.23m | 9:42AM0.14m | 10:03PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1247 | 1200 | 1054 | 812 | 694 | 598 | 565 | 480 | 411 | 127 | 186 | 294 | 270 | 240 | 226 | 208 | 210 | 221 | 359 | 430 | 586 | 633 | 646 | 624 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 40 | 66 | 341 | 92 | 179 | 220 | 170 | 160 | 157 | 185 | 157 | 169 | 162 | 80 | 53 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 232 | 66 | 37 | 59 | 32 | 14 | 65 | 116 | 112 | 80 | — | — | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 543 | 212 | 104 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 152 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 55 |
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