Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 226 | 215 | 199 | 194 | 362 | 157 | 157 | 198 | 209 | 161 | 171 | 173 | 169 | 163 | 143 | 125 | 126 | 170 | 175 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.55m | 6:26AM1.44m | 6:38PM1.38m | 7:08AM1.27m | 7:28PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.48m | 00:19AM0.52m | 12:32PM0.65m | 00:56AM0.69m | 1:17PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 66 | 65 | 84 | 194 | 140 | 157 | 157 | 73 | 44 | 161 | 171 | 173 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 100 | 82 | 170 | 175 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 175 | 226 | 215 | 199 | 188 | 362 | 118 | 79 | 189 | 116 | 22 | 19 | 29 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 125 | 126 | 77 | 45 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 43 | 172 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 87 | 120 | 113 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 51 | 114 | 123 | 100 | 53 | 286 | 50 | 86 | 198 | 209 | 6 | 35 | 103 | 169 | 163 | 143 | — | — | 5 | 16 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 212 | 212 | 171 | 171 | 152 | 171 | 207 | 571 | 894 | 55 | 263 | 210 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 212 | 212 | 210 | 130 |
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