Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mapelane today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mapelane at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mapelane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 241 | 301 | 268 | 257 | 207 | 198 | 160 | 157 | 125 | 115 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 112 | 123 | 122 | 113 | 98 | 108 | 186 | 249 | 377 | 568 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13AM2.01m | 5:31PM2.08m | 5:42AM1.93m | 6:01PM1.98m | 6:12AM1.81m | 6:33PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.04m | 11:18AM-0.01m | 11:39PM0.09m | 11:48AM0.07m | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:20PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 235 | 241 | 301 | 268 | 257 | 207 | 198 | 160 | 157 | 125 | 115 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 112 | 123 | 122 | 113 | 68 | 66 | 49 | 164 | 123 | 568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 113 | 70 | 52 | 48 | 36 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 74 | 108 | 186 | 249 | 377 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 38 | 57 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 49 | 55 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 58 | 42 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 98 | 100 | 167 | 418 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 210 | 210 | 193 | 196 | 104 | 3 | 152 | 152 | 212 | 494 | 90 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 55 | 614 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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