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 12PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). 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 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 257 | 207 | 168 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 113 | 104 | 178 | 347 | 440 | 322 | 243 | 186 | 213 | 535 | 674 | 218 | 879 | 734 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04PM1.46m | 1:18AM1.47m | 1:36PM1.65m | 1:51AM1.64m | 2:06PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.68m | 7:15PM0.62m | 7:20AM0.51m | 7:47PM0.43m | 7:52AM0.34m | 8:17PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 295 | 257 | 207 | 168 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 113 | 90 | 119 | 347 | 440 | 322 | 243 | 186 | 213 | 44 | 46 | 218 | 33 | 734 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 104 | 178 | 105 | 33 | 81 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 21 | 33 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 8 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 8 | NNE 7 | E 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 26 | 37 | 50 | 52 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 248 | 57 | 59 | 41 | 44 | 535 | 674 | 170 | 879 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 90 | 210 | 1468 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 447 | 458 | 447 | 153 | 55 | 55 | 263 | 210 | 263 | 1418 | 1109 | 55 | 0 |
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