Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 7PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 502 | 432 | 354 | 287 | 276 | 235 | 241 | 257 | 268 | 262 | 207 | 198 | 160 | 127 | 123 | 115 | 89 | 185 | 88 | 171 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.12m | 5:13AM2.01m | 5:31PM2.08m | 5:42AM1.93m | 6:01PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM-0.04m | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:18AM-0.01m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:48AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 502 | 432 | 354 | 287 | 276 | 235 | 241 | 257 | 268 | 262 | 207 | 198 | 160 | 127 | 123 | 115 | 89 | 10 | 88 | 171 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 150 | 113 | 86 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 38 | 52 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 49 | 124 | 191 | 231 | — | 141 | — | — | — | 41 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 185 | 56 | 23 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 55 | 539 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 447 | 210 | 153 | 152 | 104 | 3 | 152 | 152 | 212 | 212 | 90 | 55 |
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