Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 708 | 557 | 474 | 341 | 295 | 257 | 207 | 168 | 138 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 113 | 104 | 170 | 357 | 454 | 328 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:35AM1.29m | 1:04PM1.46m | 1:18AM1.47m | 1:36PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.81m | 6:43AM0.68m | 7:15PM0.62m | 7:20AM0.51m | 7:47PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 708 | 557 | 474 | 341 | 295 | 257 | 207 | 168 | 138 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 113 | 90 | 116 | 357 | 454 | 328 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 104 | 170 | 34 | 94 | 92 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 8 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 74 | 56 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 197 | 31 | 39 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1098 | 171 | 55 | 152 | 152 | 90 | 458 | 571 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 447 | 614 | 539 | 130 | 55 |
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